Genesis 34:17

34:17 But if you do not agree to our terms ¹  by being circumcised, then we will take ²  our sister ³  and depart.”

Genesis 34:19

34:19 The young man did not delay in doing what they asked ⁴  because he wanted Jacob’s daughter Dinah ⁵  badly. (Now he was more important ⁶  than anyone in his father’s household.) ⁷ 

Genesis 46:15

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. ⁸ 

[34:17]  ¹ tn Heb “listen to us.”

[34:17]  ² tn The perfect verbal form with the vav (ו) consecutive introduces the apodosis of the conditional sentence.

[34:17]  ³ tn Heb “daughter.” Jacob’s sons call Dinah their daughter, even though she was their sister (see v. 8). This has been translated as “sister” for clarity.

[34:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “doing the thing.”

[34:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “Jacob’s daughter.” The proper name “Dinah” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[34:19]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew verb כָּבֵד (kaved), translated “was…important,” has the primary meaning “to be heavy,” but here carries a secondary sense of “to be important” (that is, “heavy” in honor or respect).

[34:19]  ⁷ tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause explains why the community would respond to him (see vv. 20-24).

[46:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “all the lives of his sons and his daughters, thirty-three.”