SinaiGenesis 34:19
American Standard Version
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.
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Genesis 34:19 in other translations
The young man didn’t wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.
Genesis 34:19 in context
- 17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
- 18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
- 19And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.
- 20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
- 21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.