Genesis 34:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field, and Jacob held his peace until they came.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיַעֲקֹ֣ב שָׁמַ֗ע כִּ֤י טִמֵּא֙ אֶת־דִּינָ֣ה בִתּ֔וֹ וּבָנָ֛יו הָי֥וּ אֶת־מִקְנֵ֖הוּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁ יַעֲקֹ֖ב עַד־בֹּאָֽם׃

Transliteration

wYaʿăqōb šāmaʿ kî ṭimmēʾ ʾet-Dînāh bittô ûbānāyw hāyû ʾet-miqnēhû baśśādeh wǝheḥĕrîš Yaʿăqōb ʿad-bōʾām

Grammar Details

• *wYaʿăqōb*: waw-conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Jacob
• *šāmaʿ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he heard
• *kî*: conjunction - that
• *ṭimmēʾ*: piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he had defiled
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *Dînāh*: proper noun, feminine singular - Dinah
• *bittô*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his daughter
• *ûbānāyw*: waw-conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his sons
• *hāyû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they were
• *ʾet*-*miqnēhû*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with his livestock
• *baśśādeh*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the field
• *wǝheḥĕrîš*: waw-conjunction + hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he kept silent
• *Yaʿăqōb*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob
• *ʿad*-*bōʾām*: preposition + qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - until their coming

Word Meanings

• *šāmaʿ*: heard/learned/understood
• *ṭimmēʾ*: defiled/made unclean/dishonored/violated
• *wǝheḥĕrîš*: kept silent/held his peace/said nothing
• *ʿad*-*bōʾām*: until their coming/arrival/return

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but his sons were in the fields with the livestock, so Jacob kept silent until they came back.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they came.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iacob herde that he had defyled Dina his doughter but his sonnes were with the catell in the felde and therfore he helde his peace vntill they were come.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iacob vnderstode, that Dina his doughter was defyled, and his sonnes were with the catell in the felde, and Iacob helde his tonge tyll they came.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  (Nowe Iaakob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sonnes were with his cattell in the fielde: therefore Iaakob helde his peace, vntill they were come.)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iacob heard that he had defiled Dina his daughter, (his sonnes beyng with their cattell in the fielde and Iacob helde his peace vntill they were come.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jacob hath heard that he hath defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob kept silent till their coming.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they came.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they came.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now Jacob had word of what Shechem had done to his daughter; but his sons were in the fields with the cattle, and Jacob said nothing till they came.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When Jacob heard that Shechem had violated his daughter Dinah, his sons were with the livestock in the field. So Jacob remained silent until they came in.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 13:22 : 22 And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
• Ps 39:9 : 9 I was silent, and did not open my mouth, because you did it.
• Luke 15:25 : 25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing.
• Luke 15:29 : 29 And he answered and said to his father, Lo, these many years I have served you, nor have I transgressed at any time your commandment: and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends:
• Gen 30:35 : 35 He removed that day the he-goats that were ringstraked and spotted, all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some white in it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave them into the hands of his sons.
• Gen 37:13-14 : 13 And Israel said to Joseph, Do not your brothers feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send you to them. And he said to him, Here I am. 14 And he said to him, Go, I pray you, see if it is well with your brothers, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
• Lev 10:3 : 3 Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord spoke, saying, 'I will be sanctified in those who come near Me, and before all the people I will be glorified.' And Aaron remained silent.
• 1 Sam 10:27 : 27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he held his peace.
• 1 Sam 16:11 : 11 And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all your children? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he keeps the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him: for we will not sit down till he comes here.
• 1 Sam 17:15 : 15 But David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.