Genesis 34:3

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And his soul joined to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel.

American King James Version (AKJV)

And his soul joined to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

Then his heart went out in love to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he said comforting words to her.

Webster's Revision

And his soul cleaved to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel.

World English Bible

His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.

English Revised Version (ERV)

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

Definitions for Genesis 34:3

Clave - To split; to break through; tear.

Clarke's Genesis 34:3 Bible Commentary

Spake kindly unto the damsel - Literally, he spake to the heart of the damsel - endeavored to gain her affections, and to reconcile her to her disgrace. It appears sufficiently evident from this and the preceding verse that there had been no consent on the part of Dinah, that the whole was an act of violence, and that she was now detained by force in the house of Shechem. Here she was found when Simeon and Levi sacked the city, Genesis 34:26.