Genesis 34:19

and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.

Young's Literal Translation

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

18And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son;

20And Hamor cometh — Shechem his son also — unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,

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Cross References

Genesis 41:20'And the lean and the bad kine eat up the first seven fat kine,

1 Samuel 22:14And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, 'And who among all thy servants [is] as David — faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house?

1 Chronicles 4:9And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I have brought forth with grief.'

Isaiah 3:3Head of fifty, and accepted of faces, And counsellor, and the wise of artificers, And the intelligent of charmers.

Isaiah 23:8Who hath counselled this against Tyre, The crowning one, whose traders [are] princes, Her merchants the honoured of earth?'

Acts 13:50And the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the first men of the city, and did raise persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and did put them out from their borders;

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 →

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