King James Version
What Does Genesis 30:21 Mean?
“And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. Dinah: that is Judgment”
Context
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And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.
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And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun. Zebulun: that is, Dwelling: Gr. Zabulon
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And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her name Dinah. Dinah: that is Judgment
22
And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.
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And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(21) **Dinah.**—That *is, judgment. *(See Note on Genesis 30:6.) The birth of Dinah is chronicled because it led to Simeon and Levi forfeiting the birthright. Jacob had other daughters (Genesis 37:35; Genesis 46:7), but the birth of a girl is regarded in the East as a misfortune; no feast is made, and no congratulations offered to the parents.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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