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We are few in number, and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/genesis/34.htm">New Living Translation</a> Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have ruined me! You’ve made me stink among all the people of this land—among all the Canaanites and Perizzites. We are so few that they will join forces and crush us. I will be ruined, and my entire household will be wiped out!” <a href="/esv/genesis/34.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.” <a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.” <a href="/kjv/genesis/34.htm">King James Bible</a> And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/34.htm">New King James Version</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.” <a href="/nasb_/genesis/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me repulsive among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since my men are few in number, they will band together against me and attack me, and I will be destroyed, I and my household!” <a href="/nasb/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, &#8220You have brought trouble on me by making me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and attack me and I will be destroyed, I and my household.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me, by making me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and attack me and I shall be destroyed, I and my household.” <a href="/lsb/genesis/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my household.” <a href="/amp/genesis/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have ruined me, making me a stench to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites! My men are few in number, and the men of the land will band together against me and attack me; I shall be destroyed, I and my household.” <a href="/csb/genesis/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.” <a href="/hcsb/genesis/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, &#8220You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.&#8221 <a href="/asv/genesis/34.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. <a href="/cev/genesis/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "Look what you've done! Now I'm in real trouble with the Canaanites and Perizzites who live around here. There aren't many of us, and if they attack, they'll kill everyone in my household." <a href="/erv/genesis/34.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. <a href="/gwt/genesis/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have caused me a lot of trouble! You've made the people living in the area, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, hate me. There are only a few of us. If they join forces against me and attack me, my family and I will be wiped out." <a href="/gnt/genesis/34.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have gotten me into trouble; now the Canaanites, the Perizzites, and everybody else in the land will hate me. I do not have many men; if they all band together against me and attack me, our whole family will be destroyed." <a href="/isv/genesis/34.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Jacob told Simeon and Levi, "You have certainly stirred up trouble for me! You've made me despised by the Canaanites and the Perizzites who live in this territory. Because I have only a few men with me, they're going to gather themselves together and attack me until I am totally destroyed, along with my entire household!" <a href="/net/genesis/34.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land--among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!" <a href="/nheb/genesis/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and attack me, and I and my household will be destroyed." <a href="/wbt/genesis/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites, and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they will assemble themselves against me, and slay me, and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/genesis/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.” <a href="/web/genesis/34.htm">World English Bible</a> Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jacob says to Simeon and to Levi, “You have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Perizzite: and I [am] few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have struck me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.” <a href="/ylt/genesis/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob saith unto Simeon and unto Levi, 'Ye have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Perizzite: and I am few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have smitten me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.' <a href="/slt/genesis/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jacob will say to Simeon and to Levi, Ye troubled me to make me evil to him dwelling in the land to the Canaanites, and to the Perizzites and I men of number, and they will gather together and smite me, and I all be destroyed, and my house.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land: we are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house, shall be destroyed. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> When they had boldly completed these acts, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: “You have troubled me, and you have made me hateful to the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few. They, gathering themselves together, may strike me down, and then both I and my house will be wiped away.” <a href="/nabre/genesis/34.htm">New American Bible</a> Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: “You have brought trouble upon me by making me repugnant to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I have so few men that, if these people unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be wiped out.” <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites; my numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have done me a great harm, for you have hurt my reputation among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I being few in numbers, they may gather themselves together against me, and attack me; I shall be destroyed, both I and my household. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Yaquuv said to Shemon and to Levi, “You have done me damage for you have done evil to me among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and among the Perizites, and I am small in number, and they will assemble against me and strike me, and I shall be destroyed and my house.”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: 'Ye have troubled me, to make me odious unto the inhabitants of the land, even unto the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.' <a href="/sep/genesis/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Jacob said to Symeon and Levi, Ye have made me hateful so that I should be evil to all the inhabitants of the land, both among the Chananites and the Pherezites, and I am few in number; they will gather themselves against me and cut me in pieces, and I shall be utterly destroyed, and my house. <a href="/parallel/genesis/34-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8726" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers</a> …29They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses. 30<a href="/hebrew/3290.htm" title="3290: ya·‘ă·qōḇ (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Isaac, also his desc. From aqab; heel-catcher; Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch.">Then Jacob</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8095.htm" title="8095: šim·‘ō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- From shama'; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him.">Simeon</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3878.htm" title="3878: lê·wî (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him. From lavah; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob.">and Levi,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5916.htm" title="5916: ‘ă·ḵar·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To stir up, disturb, trouble. A primitive root; properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict.">“You have brought trouble</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯî (DirObjM:: 1cs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">upon me</a> <a href="/hebrew/887.htm" title="887: lə·haḇ·’î·šê·nî (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf:: 1cs) -- To have a bad smell, to stink. A primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally.">by making me a stench</a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: bak·kə·na·‘ă·nî (Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">to the Canaanites</a> <a href="/hebrew/6522.htm" title="6522: ū·ḇap·pə·riz·zî (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A people in the land of Canaan. For praziy; inhabitant of the open country; a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes.">and Perizzites,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: bə·yō·šêḇ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of this land.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">We</a> <a href="/hebrew/4962.htm" title="4962: mə·ṯê (N-mpc) -- Male, man. From the same as mathay; properly, an adult; by implication, a man.">are few</a> <a href="/hebrew/4557.htm" title="4557: mis·pār (N-ms) -- Number, tally. From caphar; a number, definite or indefinite; also narration.">in number;</a> <a href="/hebrew/622.htm" title="622: wə·ne·’es·p̄ū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To gather, remove. A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. Remove.">if they unite</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lay (Prep:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: wə·hik·kū·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3cp:: 1cs2) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and attack me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇê·ṯî (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and my household</a> <a href="/hebrew/8045.htm" title="8045: wə·niš·maḏ·tî (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To be exterminated or destroyed. A primitive root; to desolate.">will be destroyed.”</a> 31But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5-7</a> Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. / May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim. / Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel. <a href="/joshua/7-25.htm">Joshua 7:25</a> “Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies. <a href="/1_chronicles/2-7.htm">1 Chronicles 2:7</a> The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things. <a href="/proverbs/29-25.htm">Proverbs 29:25</a> The fear of man is a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD is set securely on high. <a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Exodus 5:21</a> “May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!” <a href="/1_samuel/13-13.htm">1 Samuel 13:13-14</a> “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. / But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.” <a href="/2_samuel/12-14.htm">2 Samuel 12:14</a> Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.” <a href="/1_kings/21-20.htm">1 Kings 21:20</a> When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/21-16.htm">2 Kings 21:16</a> Moreover, Manasseh shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end, in addition to the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, doing evil in the sight of the LORD. <a href="/jeremiah/7-6.htm">Jeremiah 7:6</a> if you no longer oppress the foreigner and the fatherless and the widow, and if you no longer shed innocent blood in this place or follow other gods to your own harm, <a href="/matthew/5-9.htm">Matthew 5:9</a> Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. <a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a> Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. <a href="/matthew/10-22.htm">Matthew 10:22</a> You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. <a href="/luke/21-17.htm">Luke 21:17</a> And you will be hated by everyone because of My name. <a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-19</a> If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.Ye have.<a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5-7</a> Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations… <a href="/joshua/7-25.htm">Joshua 7:25</a> And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.<a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18</a> And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.to stink.<a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Exodus 5:21</a> And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.<a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">1 Samuel 13:4</a> And all Israel heard say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal.<a href="/1_samuel/27-12.htm">1 Samuel 27:12</a> And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.and I being.<a href="/deuteronomy/4-17.htm">Deuteronomy 4:17</a> The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,<a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7</a> The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:<a href="/1_chronicles/16-12.htm">1 Chronicles 16:12</a> Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;and I shall.<a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Genesis 12:2,12</a> And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: … <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13,14</a> And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; … <a href="/1_samuel/16-2.htm">1 Samuel 16:2</a> And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/20-8.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/genesis/24-37.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/genesis/29-20.htm">Few</a> <a href="/genesis/31-46.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/genesis/34-29.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/19-25.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/genesis/34-27.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/joel/2-20.htm">Odious</a> <a href="/genesis/15-20.htm">Perizzites</a> <a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Simeon</a> <a href="/genesis/32-11.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/genesis/32-11.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Stink</a> <a href="/genesis/32-11.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/genesis/34-22.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/34-9.htm">Together</a> <a href="/revelation/11-10.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/49-1.htm">Assemble</a> <a href="/genesis/36-2.htm">Canaanites</a> <a href="/genesis/38-9.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/genesis/47-9.htm">Few</a> <a href="/genesis/41-35.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Jacob</a> <a href="/genesis/46-11.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/exodus/5-21.htm">Odious</a> <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Perizzites</a> <a href="/genesis/35-23.htm">Simeon</a> <a href="/genesis/37-18.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/genesis/37-21.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/exodus/7-18.htm">Stink</a> <a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/genesis/37-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">Together</a> <a href="/genesis/40-6.htm">Troubled</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 34</div>1. <a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Dinah is ravished by Shechem.</a> 4. <a href="/genesis/34-4.htm">He requests to marry her.</a> 13. <a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites.</a> 20. <a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it.</a> 25. <a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city.</a> 30. <a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Jacob addresses his sons Simeon and Levi after their violent actions in Shechem. This highlights the patriarchal structure of the family, where the father holds authority and responsibility. Simeon and Levi's actions reflect a breach of family unity and obedience, which is a recurring theme in the narratives of the patriarchs.“You have brought trouble upon me Jacob expresses concern over the consequences of his sons' actions. The Hebrew word for "trouble" can imply a deep disturbance or calamity. This reflects the broader biblical theme of sin leading to turmoil, as seen in the stories of Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel.by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, The metaphor of being a "stench" indicates a severe loss of reputation and favor. The Canaanites and Perizzites were significant inhabitants of the land, and maintaining peaceful relations with them was crucial for survival. This phrase underscores the importance of reputation and alliances in ancient Near Eastern culture.the people of this land. This phrase emphasizes the foreign and potentially hostile environment in which Jacob and his family lived. The land was not yet theirs, and they were surrounded by established nations. This context is crucial for understanding the precarious position of the patriarchs before the fulfillment of God's promise to give them the land.We are few in number; Jacob's concern about their small numbers highlights the vulnerability of his family. This echoes earlier biblical narratives where God's people are often depicted as a remnant or minority, reliant on divine protection rather than military might.if they unite against me and attack me, Jacob fears a coalition of local tribes against his family, a common threat in the ancient world where tribal alliances could quickly form. This reflects the constant tension and need for strategic alliances in the patriarchal narratives.I and my household will be destroyed.” The potential destruction of Jacob's household underscores the fragility of God's covenant promises, which are often threatened by human actions. This phrase also foreshadows future threats to the Israelites, such as their enslavement in Egypt and later conflicts in the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a> The patriarch of the Israelite tribes, father of Simeon and Levi, who expresses concern over the actions of his sons. 2. <a href="/topical/s/simeon_and_levi.htm">Simeon and Levi</a> Sons of Jacob who took violent revenge on the city of Shechem for the defilement of their sister, Dinah. 3. <a href="/topical/c/canaanites_and_perizzites.htm">Canaanites and Perizzites</a> Inhabitants of the land surrounding Jacob's family, representing potential threats due to the actions of Simeon and Levi. 4. <a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a> The city where Dinah was defiled, leading to the subsequent violent actions by Simeon and Levi. 5. <a href="/topical/d/dinah.htm">Dinah</a> Daughter of Jacob and Leah, whose defilement by Shechem led to the conflict.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_impulsive_actions.htm">Consequences of Impulsive Actions</a> Simeon and Levi's actions brought unintended consequences upon their family. Believers are reminded to consider the broader impact of their decisions. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reputation.htm">The Importance of Reputation</a> Jacob's concern about becoming a "stench" to the surrounding peoples highlights the importance of maintaining a godly reputation in the world. <a href="/topical/t/trusting_god's_justice.htm">Trusting God's Justice</a> Instead of taking matters into their own hands, believers are encouraged to trust in God's justice and timing. <a href="/topical/f/family_dynamics_and_leadership.htm">Family Dynamics and Leadership</a> Jacob's response shows the challenges of family leadership and the need for wisdom in addressing internal conflicts. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_peace.htm">The Call to Peace</a> As followers of Christ, believers are called to be peacemakers, seeking reconciliation rather than revenge.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 34</a> <a href="/q/genesis_34_27-29__how_does_it_align_with_later_laws.htm">Genesis 34:27–29 – How does the looting and enslavement of the city align with later biblical laws condemning such acts? </a> <a href="/q/what's_the_perizzites'_history.htm">What is the historical background of the Perizzites?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_simeon_and_levi_punish_a_city.htm">Genesis 34:13–29 – Why would Simeon and Levi punish an entire city for one man’s crime, and is there historical or archaeological evidence of such collective retribution? </a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_canaanites_perizzites_in_abram's_era.htm">Genesis 13:7 mentions Canaanites and Perizzites dwelling in the land; is there archaeological evidence correlating these tribes with Abram's time period?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) Ye have troubled me.--Jacob's timidity led him to think first of the danger that would result from the conduct of his sons, and only afterwards of the cruelty and treacherousness of their deed. He commented upon this on his dying bed in words of fitting reprobation, but his reproof now is singularly weak, and the retort of his sons just. If the danger were all, this could have no weight when a shameful wrong had been done; but in avenging this wrong they had committed a crime of a deeper dye<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 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 <a href="/genesis/13-7.htm">Genesis 13:7</a>): 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. <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Deuteronomy 4:27</a>; <a href="/psalms/105.htm">Psalm 105</a>.. 12; <a href="/jeremiah/44-28.htm">Jeremiah 44:28</a>) - they (literally, and they) shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. That Jacob should have spoken to his sons only of his own danger, and not of their guilt, has been ascribed to his belief that this was the only motive which their carnal minds could understand (Keil, Gerlach); to a remembrance of his own deceitfulness, which disqualified him in a measure from being the censor of his sons (Kalisch, Wordsworth); to the lowered moral and spiritual tone of his own mind (Candlish, 'Speaker's Commentary'); to the circumstance that, having indulged his children in their youth, be was now afraid to reprove them (Inglis). That Jacob afterwards attained to a proper estimate of their bloody deed his last prophetic utterance reveals (<a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5-7</a>). By some it is supposed that he even now felt the crime in all its heinousness (Kalisch), though his reproach was somewhat leniently expressed in the word "trouble" (Lange); while others, believing Jacob's abhorrence of his sons' fanatical cruelty to have been deep and real, account for its omission by the historian on the ground that he aimed merely at showing "the protection of God (<a href="/genesis/35-5.htm">Genesis 35:5</a>), through which Jacob escaped the evil consequences of their conduct" (Hengstenberg, Kurtz). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/34-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then Jacob יַעֲקֹ֜ב (ya·‘ă·qōḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3290.htm">Strong's 3290: </a> Jacob -- a son of Isaac, also his desc said וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Simeon שִׁמְע֣וֹן (šim·‘ō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8095.htm">Strong's 8095: </a> Simeon -- a son of Jacob, also his tribe, also an Israelite with a foreign wife and Levi, לֵוִי֮ (lê·wî) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3878.htm">Strong's 3878: </a> Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him “You have brought trouble עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם (‘ă·ḵar·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5916.htm">Strong's 5916: </a> To roil water, to disturb, affict upon me אֹתִי֒ (’ō·ṯî) Direct object marker | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case by making me repugnant לְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙ (lə·haḇ·’î·šê·nî) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_887.htm">Strong's 887: </a> To smell bad, to be offensive to the Canaanites בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י (bak·kə·na·‘ă·nî) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan and Perizzites, וּבַפְּרִזִּ֑י (ū·ḇap·pə·riz·zî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6522.htm">Strong's 6522: </a> Perizzite -- a people in the land of Canaan the people בְּיֹשֵׁ֣ב (bə·yō·šêḇ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of this land. הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land We וַאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I are few מְתֵ֣י (mə·ṯê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4962.htm">Strong's 4962: </a> An adult, a man in number; מִסְפָּ֔ר (mis·pār) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4557.htm">Strong's 4557: </a> A number, definite, indefinite, narration if they unite וְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּ (wə·ne·’es·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_622.htm">Strong's 622: </a> To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove against me עָלַי֙ (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against and attack me, וְהִכּ֔וּנִי (wə·hik·kū·nî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike I אֲנִ֥י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I and my household וּבֵיתִֽי׃ (ū·ḇê·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house will be destroyed.? וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י (wə·niš·maḏ·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8045.htm">Strong's 8045: </a> To be exterminated or destroyed <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/34-30.htm">Genesis 34:30 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">OT Law: Genesis 34:30 Jacob said to Simeon and Levi You (Gen. 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