Genesis 34:19

The young man didn’t wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob [Supplanter]’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.

One Unity Resource Bible

In The King James Version

And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

In Context

18Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.

20Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

Read all of Genesis 34

Cross References

Genesis 41:20The thin and ugly cattle ate up the first seven fat cattle,

Isaiah 3:3the captain of fifty, 2 the honorable man, 2 the counselor, 2 the skilled craftsman, 2 and the clever enchanter. 1

Isaiah 23:8Who has planned this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honorable of the earth?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:19-25

18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives,… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Genesis 34:19