Study it in the app“The sons of Jacob came from the field when they heard it, and the men were grieved and very angry, because he had done an outrage in Israel by lying with the daughter of Jacob, and such a thing is not done.”
The sonsוּבְנֵיof Jacobיַעֲקֹבcameבָּאוּfrom the fieldמִן הַשָּׂדֶהwhen they heard it,כְּשָׁמְעָםand the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwere grievedוַיִּתְעַצְּבוּand veryמְאֹדangry,וַיִּחַר לָהֶםbecauseכִּיhe had doneעָשָׂהan outrageנְבָלָהin Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵלby lyingלִשְׁכַּבwith the daughterאֶת בַּתof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבand such a thingוְכֵןis notלֹאdone.יֵעָשֶׂה
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appearsJacob
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” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bau” appearsfield
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shama” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appearsgrieve
To feel pain or grief in the heart, or to cause it to someone.
Where else “yitatsvu” appearsvery
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appearsbe angry
For a person to feel strong anger at someone or something.
Where else “yichar” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appearsoutrage, folly
Outrage, disgraceful folly: a shameful act that gravely offends the whole community.
Where else “nevala” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearslie with
To lie with someone, have relations.
Where else “shekav” appearsdaughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears6Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.
7 · This verse (above)
8Hamor spoke with them, saying, “Shechem, my son, his soul longs for your daughter; please give her to him as a wife.
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?
