Genesis 34:30 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 34:25-31

Here, we have Simeon and Levi, two of Jacob's sons, young men not much above twenty years old, cutting the throats of the Shechemites, and thereby breaking the heart of their good father. I. Here is the barbarous murder of the Shechemites. Jacob himself was used to the sheep-hook, but his sons had got swords by their sides, as if they had been the seed of Esau, who was to live by his sword; we have them here, 1. Slaying the inhabitants of Shechem?all the males, Hamor and Shechem particularly,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 34:30

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi ,.... who were the principals concerned in this affair: ye have troubled me ; because of the sin they had committed, because of the dishonour brought upon religion, and because of the danger he and his family were hereby exposed unto; it greatly disquieted him, made him very uneasy, he was at his wit's end almost, knew not what to do, what course to take to wipe off the scandal, and to defend himself and family; since it served, he says: to make me to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 34:30

Ye have troubled me - Brought my mind into great distress, and endangered my personal safety; to make me to stink - to render me odious to the surrounding tribes, so that there is every reason to suspect that when this deed is come abroad they will join in a confederacy against me, and extirpate my whole family. And had he not been under the peculiar protection of God, this in all human probability would have been the case; but he had prevailed with God, and he was also to prevail with men.... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 34:30

Verse 30 30.And Jacob said. Moses declares that the crime was condemned by the holy man, lest any one should think that he had participated in their counsel. He also expostulates with his sons, because they had caused him to stink among the inhabitants of the land; that is, they had rendered him so odious, that no one would be able to bear him. If then the neighboring nations should conspire among themselves, he would be unable to resist them, seeing he had so small a band, in comparison with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 34:1-31

The tragedy at Shechem. I. DINAH AND SHECHEM . 1. A young girl ' s indiscretion . "Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land." If Dinah's object was to witness the manners of the people, she was guilty of objectionable curiosity; if to exhibit herself, of distressing vanity; if to mingle in their entertainments, of improper levity; and for all these reasons, considering the character of the family to which she belonged, and the wickedness of the people with whom... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 34:1-31

Good out of evil. The whole of this miserable story has its place in the development of the kingdom of God. No alliance can be true and safe which is not upon the foundation of the Divine covenants. Circumcision without faith is a mere carnal ordinance, working evil. The sin of Shechem was avenged, but it was avenged by the commission of a greater sin by Simeon and Levi. It was not thus that the kingdom of God was to be spread. "Ye have troubled me," Jacob said. And so have all worldly... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 34:30

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me ( i.e. brought trouble upon me) to make me to stink —or, to cause me to become hateful; μισητόν με πεποιήκατε ( LXX .)— among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites ( vide Genesis 13:7 ): and I ( sc . with my attendants) being few in number ,—literally, men of number, i.e. that can be easily numbered, a small band (cf. Deuteronomy 4:27 ; Psalms 105:1-45 .. 12; Jeremiah 44:28 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 34:30

Anger unrestrained. "And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me." It was not merely the fear of retaliation by neighboring tribes. He felt the act was wrong ( Genesis 49:5-7 ); God's blessing could not rest upon it (cf. Psalms 34:7 ); and he and his family were involved in that wrong (cf. Joshua 7:13 ; 1 Corinthians 12:26 ). But was not the anger of Simeon and Levi just? No doubt there was cause, and no doubt a measure of righteous indignation. But I. A JUST... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 34:1-31

- Dinah’s DishonorThis chapter records the rape of Dinah and the revenge of her brothers.Genesis 34:1-5Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land. The Jewish doctors of a later period fix the marriageable age of a female at twelve years and a day. It is probable that Dinah was in her thirteenth year when she went out to visit the daughters of the land. Six or seven years, therefore, must have been spent by Jacob between Sukkoth, where he abode some time, and the neighborhood of Shekerm,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:30

Genesis 34:30. Ye have troubled me, to make me to stink That is, you have rendered me and my family odious among the inhabitants of the land. Abraham and Isaac had been much respected, though strangers in the country, and their wise, righteous, and benevolent conduct, and that of their families, had gained honour to their religion: but Jacob was apprehensive, and not without reason, that these shameful proceedings of his sons would cause him and his religion to be execrated among these... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 34:25-31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 34:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 34:30

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 34:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 34:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 34:1-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 34:30

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 34:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 34:1-31

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 34:30

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