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.
11. And Shechem ] Here, and in Gen 34:12, Shechem makes his own) overtures to Jacob and his sons. In Gen 34:6 ; Gen 34:8-10, Hamor has been negotiating on behalf of Shechem.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
11. Shechem said unto her father . .. and brethrenThe consideration of the proposal for marriagebelonged to Jacob, and he certainly showed great weakness in yieldingso much to the fiery impetuosity of his sons. The sequel shows theunhappy consequences of that concession.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren,…. To the father and brethren of Dinah; he addressed them after his father Hamor had done speaking:
let me find grace in your eyes; forgive the offence committed, the injury done to Dinah, and grant the request of her marriage, and it will be considered as a great favour:
and what ye shall say unto me, I will give; to her, to her parents, to her brethren and relations; let what will be fixed, shall be given; which showed great affection for her, and that he was willing to do any thing to make amends for the injury done; he cared not what it was that might be demanded of him, so be it that she became his wife.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Verses 11-19:
Shechem and Hamor offered to agree to any terms for a marriage dowry for Dinah. Jacob apparently was not party to the negotiations between his sons and Hamor and Shechem. The sons showed themselves as capable of deceit as their father. Before any negotiations for a dowry, the men of Shechem must agree to be circumcised. This proposal was sinful. Circumcision was a sacred sign of a Divine Covenant. To use it deceitfully as the sons of Jacob planned was a sin against God. These men took matters into their own hands, and did not wait for Jehovah to vindicate His wronged child.
Principles of the Law provide for an “avenger,” to execute judgment upon the guilty. But what Jacob’s sons plotted was murder, coupled with lying. There is no justification for what they planned to do.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
‘And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favour in your eyes, and what you say to me I will give. Ask me never so much dowry and gift and I will give in accordance with what you say to me, but give me the young woman to wife.” ’
Shechem too can see that the brothers are infuriated and consider that he has offended. But he has no doubt that they can be bought over. And he is ready to pay whatever they ask as long as he can have Dinah for his wife. She has inherited the beauty of Sarah and Rebekah. He is probably bewildered by all the fuss. He is after all the darling of the people.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Gen 34:11 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.
Ver. 11, 12. Ask me never so much dowry. ] Heb., Multiply ye upon me, vehemently. Unbridled affection spares for no cost, so it may be satisfied. Judah parted with his signet, bracelets, and staff to the harlot. Gen 38:18 Herod, that old fornicator, bids the dancing damsel ask what she will, to the half of his kingdom. Mat 16:7 One there was that would not buy repentance so dear as the harlot demanded. a But those miscreants in Micah will give anything for a dispensation to live in sin; they offer “thousands of rams, and ten thousands of rivers of oil; yea, the sons of their body, for the sins of their souls.” Mic 6:7
a Demosth.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 18:3, Gen 33:15
Reciprocal: Gen 30:27 – favour