Genesis 34:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 34:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field;
Genesis 34:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 34

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
28They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field;

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“They took their sheep, their oxen, and their asses, etc.] The Shechemites hoped to have the cattle and substance of Jacob’s family, and in a hypocritical manner submitted to circumcision, for the sake of worldly advantage; for that, and pleasing their prince, seem to be the only views they had in it; wherefore, in this there is a just retaliation of them in Providence: and that which [was] in the city, and that which [was] in the field; the cattle that were kept at home, and those that were brought up in the field, all became a prey.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“- Dinah’s Dishonor This chapter records the rape of Dinah and the revenge of her brothers. Genesis 34:1-5 Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land. The Jewish doctors of a later period fix the marriageable age of a female at twelve years and a day. It is probable that Dinah was in her thirteenth year when she went out to visit the daughters of the land. Six or seven years, therefore, must have been spent by Jacob between Sukkoth, where he abode some time, and the neighborhood of Shekerm, where he had purchased a piece of ground. If we suppose Dinah to have been born in the same year with Joseph, who was in his seventeenth year at the time of his being sold as a bondslave Genesis 37:2,…”
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