Genesis 34:5
Now, Jacob, had heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter, but, his sons, happened to be with his cattle in the field,—so Jacob kept quiet until they came in.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4Then spake Shechem unto Hamor his father, saying,—Take me this girl to wife!
6Then came forth Hamor, father of Shechem, unto Jacob,—to speak with him.
Cross References
Genesis 37:13So Israel said unto Joseph Are not, thy brethren, feeding the flock in Shechem? Come on! and let me send thee unto them. And he said to him Behold me!
Leviticus 10:3Then said Moses unto Aaron—The very thing, that Yahweh spake, saying—In them that draw near to me, must I be hallowed, And before the faces of all the people, must I get myself honour,—And Aaron, was dumb.
1 Samuel 16:11Then said Samuel unto Jesse—Are these all the young men? And he said—There yet remaineth, the youngest, but lo! he is tending the sheep. Then said Samuel unto Jesse—Do, send, and summon him, for we cannot sit round, until he cometh in hither.
2 Samuel 13:22And Absolom spake not with Amnon, either bad or good,—though Absolom hated Amnon, because he had forced Tamar his sister.
Luke 15:25But his elder son was in a field; and, as, in coming, he drew near unto the house, he heard music and dancing,—
Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:2-6
Dinah Dishonoured. ( b. c. 1732.) 1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter:… Read the whole commentary →