Génesis 34:19

19 Siquem no demoró en cumplir con el requisito, porque deseaba con desesperación a la hija de Jacob. Siquem era un miembro muy respetado de su familia,

Génesis 34:19 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 34:19

And the young man deferred not to do the thing
To be circumcised himself, and to get all the males of the city circumcised; he delayed not a moment, but made all the haste he could to get it accomplished: because he had delight in Jacob's daughter;
he really loved her, and delighted in her person and company: it was not the effect of a brutish lust, but a true affection he bore to her, that he desired her in marriage: and he [was] more honourable than all the house of his father;
for though he had done a base thing in defiling Jacob's daughter, yet in this he was honourable, that he sought to marry her, and to do any thing that was in his power to recompence the injury; and he was honourable in keeping covenant and compact with men; and was honest, upright, and sincere, to fulfil the condition imposed on him, and he had agreed to, as well as he was in greater esteem among the citizens than any of his father's house, which made it the more easy to him to get their consent to be circumcised; they having a very high and honourable opinion of him, and ready to oblige him in anything they could.

Génesis 34:19 In-Context

17 pero si no aceptan circuncidarse, tomaremos a nuestra hermana y nos marcharemos.

18 Hamor y su hijo Siquem aceptaron la propuesta.

19 Siquem no demoró en cumplir con el requisito, porque deseaba con desesperación a la hija de Jacob. Siquem era un miembro muy respetado de su familia,

20 y acompañó a su padre, Hamor, a presentar la propuesta a los líderes que estaban a las puertas de la ciudad.

21 Les dijeron: «Esos hombres son nuestros amigos. Invitémoslos a vivir entre nosotros y comerciemos libremente. Miren, hay suficiente tierra para mantenerlos. Podemos tomar a sus hijas como esposas y permitir que ellos se casen con las nuestras.