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Genesis 34:19

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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.

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Genesis 34:19 in other translations

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.

Genesis 34:19 · American Standard Version

Genesis 34:19 in context

  1. 17But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.”
  2. 18Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.
  3. 19The 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.
  4. 20Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
  5. 21“These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters to us for wives, and let’s give them our daughters.