30:21 After that she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
34:1 Now Dinah, Leah’s daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went to meet 1 the young women 2 of the land.
34:13 Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully when they spoke because Shechem 6 had violated their sister Dinah.
46:15 These were the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, along with Dinah his daughter. His sons and daughters numbered thirty-three in all. 7
1 tn Heb “went out to see.” The verb “to see,” followed by the preposition בְּ (bÿ), here has the idea of “look over.” The young girl wanted to meet these women and see what they were like.
2 tn Heb “daughters.”
1 tn The two disjunctive clauses in this verse (“Now Jacob heard…and his sons were”) are juxtaposed to indicate synchronic action.
2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Shechem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn The expected response would be anger or rage; but Jacob remained silent. He appears too indifferent or confused to act decisively. When the leader does not act decisively, the younger zealots will, and often with disastrous results.
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Shechem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
1 tn Heb “all the lives of his sons and his daughters, thirty-three.”
1 tn Heb “a man his sword.”
2 tn Heb “and they came upon the city, [which was] secure.” In this case “secure” means the city was caught unprepared and at peace, not expecting an attack.