Genesis 34:18
in Genesis 34Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
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ASV
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
KJV
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
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This verse in Genesis 34
Commentary
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Their offer seemed good to Hamor
on Genesis 34:18-19
The terms seem good to both men, and Shechem does not hesitate to fulfill the request. Verse 19 calls him the most respected in his father's household, which stands beside what he did in verse 2. Genesis states both and leaves the strain standing.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
(1.) They themselves had great influences upon them by their command and example. Note, Religion would greatly prevail if those in authority, who, like Shechem, are more honourable than their neighbours, would appear forward and zealous for it. (2.) They urged an argument which was very cogent (
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To this perhaps they were moved not only by the strong desire they had to bring about, this match, but by what they might have heard of the sacred and honourable intentions of this sign, in the family of Abraham, which it is probable they had some confused notions of, and of the promises confirmed by it; which made them the more desirous to incorporate with the family of Jacob.
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. The condition proposed was acceptable to them both, and they agreed to comply with it; Hamor, because of the great love he had for his son; Shechem, because of the great love he had for Dinah.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּ | vaiyitevu | and they were good | H3190 → | 117 times |
| דִבְרֵיהֶ֖ם | divreihem | words their | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| בְּעֵינֵ֣י | beeinei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| חֲמ֑וֹר | chamor | Hamor | H2544 → | 13 times |
| וּבְעֵינֵ֖י | uveeinei | and in [the] eyes of | H5869 → | 887 times |
| שְׁכֶ֥ם | shekhem | Shechem | H7927 → | 63 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֲמֽוֹר׃ | chamor | Hamor | H2544 → | 13 times |
וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּand they were good
vaiyitevuH3190 →117 times
דִבְרֵיהֶ֖םwords their
divreihemH1697 →1440 times
בְּעֵינֵ֣יin [the] eyes of
beeineiH5869 →887 times
חֲמ֑וֹרHamor
chamorH2544 →13 times
וּבְעֵינֵ֖יand in [the] eyes of
uveeineiH5869 →887 times
שְׁכֶ֥םShechem
shekhemH7927 →63 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
חֲמֽוֹר׃Hamor
chamorH2544 →13 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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This page draws on John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.