Genesis 34:3 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 34:3

And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

KJV

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Spake kindly unto the damsel - Literally, he spake to the heart of the damsel - endeavored to gain her affections, and to reconcile her to her disgrace. It appears sufficiently evident from this and the preceding verse that there had been no consent on the part of Dinah, that the whole was an act of violence, and that she was now detained by force in the house of Shechem. Here she was found when Simeon and Levi sacked the city, Gen 34:26.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתִּדְבַּ֣ק	va.tid.Bak	and it cleaved	H1692 →
נַפְשׁ֔וֹ	naf.Sho	self his	H5315 →
בְּדִינָ֖ה	be.di.Nah	to Dinah	H1783 →
בַּֽת־	bat-	[the] daughter of	H1323 →
יַעֲקֹ֑ב	ya.'a.Ko	Jacob	H3290 →
וַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙	vai.ye.'e.Hav	and he loved	H157 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔	ha.na.'a.Ra	the girl	H5291 →
וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר	vay.da.Ber	and he spoke	H1696 →
עַל־	'al-	to	H5921 →
לֵ֥ב	lev	[the] heart of	H3820 →
הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃	Ha.na.'a.ra	the girl	H5291 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Samuel 18:1
After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
leads to
- Proverbs 18:24
  A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who stays closer than a brother.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 20:17
  And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
- 1 Samuel 18:3
  Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
- 2 Samuel 1:26
  I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
Through
Isaiah 40:2
“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her…
leads to
- Zechariah 9:12
  Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
- Isaiah 61:7
  Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy…
- Hosea 2:14
  “Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
Through
Hosea 2:14
“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
leads to
- Isaiah 40:1–2
  “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.