Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father.
King James Version
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
Holman Bible
The young man did not delay doing this, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the most important in all his father’s house.
International Standard Version
so the young man did not delay the matter any further, since he was delighted with Jacob's daughter.
A Conservative Version
And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honored above all the house of his father.
American Standard Version
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.
Amplified
and the young man did not hesitate to do the [required] thing, for he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected and honored than all [others] in the household of his father.
Bible in Basic English
And without loss of time the young man did as they said, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he was the noblest of his father's house.
Darby Translation
And the youth did not delay to do this, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honourable above all in the house of his father.
Julia Smith Translation
And the youth deferred not to do the word, for he delighted in Jacob's daughter, and he was honorable more than all his father's house.
King James 2000
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honorable than all the house of his father.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the young man did not delay to do the thing, for he wanted the daughter of Jacob. Now he [was] the most honored of his father's house.
Modern King James verseion
And the young man did not hesitate to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was more honorable than all the house of his father.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the young man deferred not for to do the thing, because he had a lust to Jacob's daughter: he was also most set by of all that were in his father's house.
NET Bible
The young man did not delay in doing what they asked because he wanted Jacob's daughter Dinah badly. (Now he was more important than anyone in his father's household.)
New Heart English Bible
The young man did not wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.
The Emphasized Bible
and the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter, - he, moreover being more honourable than all the house of his father.
Webster
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honorable than all the house of his father.
World English Bible
The young man didn't wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.
Themes
Deception » Instances of » Jacob's sons, in entrapping the shechemites
Dishonesty » Instances of » Simeon and levi deceive the shechemites
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 34:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rape Of Dinah And The Massacre At Shechem
18 And their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son. 19 The young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father. 20 Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, came unto the gate of their city and communed with the men of their city, saying,
Cross References
1 Chronicles 4:9
And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.
Genesis 29:20
And Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.
Genesis 41:20
And the lean and ugly cows ate up the first seven fat cows;
Numbers 22:15
And Balak sent yet again princes, more and more honourable than those.
1 Samuel 22:14
Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy slaves as David, the king's son-in-law, who goes at thy bidding and is honourable in thy house?
2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master and in high esteem because by him the LORD had given salvation unto Syria; he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.
Song of Songs 8:6
Set me as a seal upon thine heart as a sign upon thine arm; for love is strong as death; jealousy is hard as Sheol; the coals thereof are coals of fire, which have a most vehement flame.
Isaiah 3:3-5
the captain of fifty and the honourable man and the counsellor and the cunning artificer and the eloquent wise man.
Isaiah 5:13
Therefore my people are gone into captivity because they have no knowledge; their glory died of hunger, and their multitude dried up of thirst.
Isaiah 23:8-9
Who has decreed this against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants were princes, whose traders were the honourable of the earth?
Isaiah 62:4
Thou shalt no longer be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any longer be termed Desolate; but thou shalt be called Hephzibah and thy land Beulah; ; for the will of the LORD shall be in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Acts 13:50
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women and the principals of the city and raised up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them out of their borders.
Acts 17:12
Therefore many of them believed, also of honourable women who were Greeks and of men, not a few.