And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. Bien que libéré des troubles étrangers, Jacob a rencontré une grande calamité domestique dans la chute de sa seule fille enregistrée. Selon Josèphe, elle avait assisté à un festival; mais il est f... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come. JACOB SE TUT. Jacob, en tant que père et homme bon, devait être profondément affligé. Mais il ne pouvait pas faire grand-chose. Dans le cas d'une... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. HAMOR A COMMUNIQUÉ AVEC EUX. Le prince et son fils semblent à première vue avoir agi honnêtement, et nos sentiments sont enrôlés de leur côté. Ils ne trahissent aucune jal... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND MAKE YE MARRIAGES WITH US, AND GIVE YOUR DAUGHTERS UNTO US, AND TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS UNTO YOU._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. HABITEZ ET ÉCHANGEZ-Y , [ uwcchaaruwhaa (H5503)] - et migrez en tant que nomades, ou, voyager spécialement en tant que marchands [ wªhee'aachªzuw (H270)], et être possesseur... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. SICHEM A DIT À SON PÈRE ET À SES FRÈRES. La considération de la proposition de mariage appartenait à Jacob, et il a certainement montré une grande faiblesse en cédan... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife. NE ME DEMANDEZ JAMAIS AUTANT DE DOT ET DE CADEAU , [ mohar (H4119)] - le prix payé pour la femme. Bien que appelé dot dans notre traduction, impliquant un règlement convenable sur... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: LES FILS DE JACOB ONT RÉPONDU ... TROMPEUSEMENT. De nombreux écrivains ont pris le mot "répondu", parlé, comme signifiant "comploté, tendu des pièges". Gesenius, qui soute... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THEY SAID UNTO THEM, WE CANNOT DO THIS THING, TO GIVE OUR SISTER TO ONE THAT IS UNCIRCUMCISED; FOR THAT WERE A REPROACH UNTO US:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. LE JEUNE HOMME ... ÉTAIT PLUS HONORABLE , [hébreu, nikbaad (H3513)] - a été tenu en honneur plus que tout dans la maison de son père. On dit que c... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, HAMOR ET SICHEM ... SONT VENUS À LA PORTE DE LEUR VILLE. C'était l'endroit où chaque communication publique était faite; et dans la soumission prête et obséquieuse du peuple à cette me... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THESE MEN ARE PEACEABLE WITH US; THEREFORE LET THEM DWELL IN THE LAND, AND TRADE THEREIN; FOR THE LAND, BEHOLD, IT IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR THEM; LET US TAKE THEIR DAUGHTERS TO US FOR WIVES, AND LET US GIVE THEM OUR DAUGHTERS._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. LE TROISIÈME JOUR, ... Cette période est critique, surtout chez les adultes, car la fièvre... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. JACOB A DIT ..... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot? DOIT-IL TRAITER NOTRE SŒUR COMME UNE PROSTITUÉE? Les frères étaient, de droit consuétudinaire, les gardiens de l'honneur ainsi que la vie de leur sœur (cf. . 2 Samuel 13:22). Et cette pratique ancienne existe encore, comme Niebuhr e... [ Continuer la lecture ]