Afterwards, she bore a daughter, and named her Dinah.
Parallel translations
- KJV And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
- BSB After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
- NKJV Afterward she bore a daughter, and called her name Dinah.
- NASB Afterward she gave birth to a daughter, and named her Dinah.
- NLT Later she gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
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Quick answer
Leah bears a daughter, Dinah, the only daughter named in Jacob's family. Her birth is noted in preparation for later events.
Overview
Dinah is singled out by name, likely because of the significant episode involving her in Genesis 34. The mention of a daughter amid the long list of sons reminds readers that God's family includes more than the tribal heads. Her account will later illustrate both the dangers facing the covenant family and God's continued protection of it.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Gen 34:1–3Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
- Gen 46:15These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan Aram, with his daughter Dinah. All the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty-three.
- Gen 34:26They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
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