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The young manהַנַּעַרdid notוְלֹאdelayאֵחַרto doלַעֲשׂוֹתthe thing,הַדָּבָרforכִּיhe delightedחָפֵץin the daughterבְּבַתof Jacob;יַעֲקֹבand heוְהוּאwas the most honoredנִכְבָּדof allמִכֹּלthe houseבֵּיתof his father.אָבִיו
Genesis 34:19
Study it in the app“The young man did not delay to do the thing, for he delighted in the daughter of Jacob; and he was the most honored of all the house of his father.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 34:19, word by word
- The young manנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- delayאֵחַרechar
delay
Delay, hold back; stay late.
Where else “echar” appears- to doעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- the thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- he delightedחָפֵץchafets
delight in
To take pleasure in someone or something and look on it with favor.
Where else “chafets” appears- in the daughterבַתvat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “vat” appears- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears- was the most honoredנִכְבָּדnichbad
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “nichbad” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears
The context
18Their words seemed good in the eyes of Hamor and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor’s son.
19 · This verse (above)
20So Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
To study Genesis 34 in a group
1. What it says
What did Simeon and Levi do after what happened to Dinah (vv. 25-26)?
2. What it means
Why was Jacob upset with them, and what did his sons answer (vv. 30-31)?
3. How I live it
How can you respond to an injustice without paying back harm?