Verse List for GEN 34:3

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OET (OET-RV) Shekem admired Dinah so much that he fell in love with her and spoke sweetly to her to try to cultivate a relationship.

OET-LV self _of_his And_it _cleaved to_Dīnāh the _daughter _of Yaˊₐqoⱱ and_he _loved DOM the_girl and_he/it _spoke to the _heart _of the _girl.

ULT And his soul was attached to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke to the heart of the young woman.

UST Shechem admired Jacob’s daughter Dinah so much that he fell in love with her and spoke sweetly to her to try to woo her.

BSB & MSB And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

OEB but his heart was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob – he loved her and spoke endearingly to her.

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

NET Then he became very attached to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her.

LSV and his soul cleaves to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loves the young person, and speaks to the heart of the young person.

FBV However, then he fell deeply in love with Dinah and tried to get her to love him too.

T4T He [SYN] was very much attracted to her, and fell in love with her, and he tried to get her to love him.

LEB And his soul clung to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke _⌊tenderly_⌋[fn] to the girl.

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

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS And his soul did cleave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke comfortingly unto the damsel.

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

DRA And his soul was fast knit unto her, and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words.

YLT and his soul cleaveth to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loveth the young person, and speaketh unto the heart of the young person.

Drby And his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke consolingly to the maiden.

RV And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
(And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl/young_woman, and spake kindly unto the girl/young_woman.)

SLT And his soul will cleave to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he will love the maiden, and he will speak to the heart of the maiden.

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

KJB-1769 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.[fn]
(And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl/young_woman, and spake kindly unto the girl/young_woman.)

KJB-1611 And his soule claue vnto Dinah the daughter of Iacob, and hee loued the damsell, and spake [fn]kindly vnto the damsell.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps And his heart laye vnto Dina the daughter of Iacob, and he loued that damsell, and spake kyndly vnto her.
(And his heart lay unto Dina the daughter of Yacob, and he loved that girl/young_woman, and spake kyndly unto her.)

Gnva So his heart claue vnto Dinah the daughter of Iaakob: and he loued the maide, and spake kindely vnto the maide.
(So his heart clave unto Dinah the daughter of Yacob: and he loved the maid, and spake kindely unto the maide.)

Cvdl and his hert hanged vpon her, and he loued ye damsell, and talked louyngly with her,
(and his heart hanged upon her, and he loved ye/you_all girl/young_woman, and talked lovingly with her,)

Wycl And his soule was boundun faste with hir, and he pleside hir sory with flateringis.
(And his soul was bound fast with her, and he pleased her sorry with flateringis.)

Luth Und sein Herz hing an ihr und hatte die Dirne lieb und redete freundlich mit ihr.
(And be heart hinge(v) at/to you(pl)/their/her and had the prostitute kind/sweet/dear and talked friendly with you(pl)/their/her.)

ClVg Et conglutinata est anima ejus cum ea, tristemque delinivit blanditiis.
(And conglutinata it_is the_soul his/her when/with them, tristemque delinivit blanditiis.)

UHB וַ⁠תִּדְבַּ֣ק נַפְשׁ֔⁠וֹ בְּ⁠דִינָ֖ה בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַ⁠יֶּֽאֱהַב֙ אֶת־הַֽ⁠נַּעֲרָ֔ וַ⁠יְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־לֵ֥ב הַֽ⁠נַּעֲרָֽ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ προσέσχε τῇ ψυχῇ Δείνας τῆς θυγατρὸς Ἰακώβ· καὶ ἠγάπησε τὴν παρθένον· καὶ ἐλάλησε κατὰ τὴν διάνοιαν τῆς παρθένου αυτῇ.

BrTr And he was attached to the soul of Dina the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and he spoke [fn]kindly to the damsel.