Genesis 34:20
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
In other versions
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
ASV
Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the meeting-place of their town, and said to the men of the town,
BBE
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
DBY
Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
WEB
And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,
YLT
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
ENG
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
WBT
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
BSB
In context
18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
19And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honorable than all the house of his father.
20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
22Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Hamor
- Shechem