Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the meeting-place of their town, and said to the men of the town,
New American Standard Bible
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the
King James Version
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
Holman Bible
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city
International Standard Version
Now Shechem was the most important person in his father's household. So Hamor and his son Shechem entered the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city.
A Conservative Version
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and conversed with the men of their city, saying,
American Standard Version
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
Amplified
Then Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their [walled] city [where the leading men would meet] and spoke with the men of the city, saying,
Darby Translation
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
Julia Smith Translation
And Hamor will come, and Shechem his son, to the gate of their city, and they will speak to the men of the city, saying,
King James 2000
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying,
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and they spoke to the men of their city, saying,
Modern King James verseion
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Hamor and Shechem went unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
NET Bible
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city,
New Heart English Bible
Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
The Emphasized Bible
So Hamor entered with Shechem his son into the gate of their city, - and they spake unto the men of their city, saying:
Webster
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
World English Bible
Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
Youngs Literal Translation
And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,
Themes
Courts of justice » Inferior » Held at the gates
Deception » Instances of » Jacob's sons, in entrapping the shechemites
Dishonesty » Instances of » Simeon and levi deceive the shechemites
Gates » Of cities » Conferences held at
Gates » Conferences on public affairs
Vengeance » Instance of » Sons of jacob on hamor and shechem
Topics
Interlinear
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עיר ער עיר
`iyr
Usage: 1094
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 34:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rape Of Dinah And The Massacre At Shechem
19 And without loss of time the young man did as they said, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he was the noblest of his father's house. 20 Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the meeting-place of their town, and said to the men of the town, 21 It is the desire of these men to be at peace with us; let them then go on living in this country and doing trade here, for the country is wide open before them; let us take their daughters as wives and let us give them our daughters.
Phrases
Cross References
Ruth 4:1
And Boaz went up to the public place of the town, and took his seat there: and the near relation of whom he had been talking came by; and Boaz, crying out to him by name, said, Come and be seated here. And he came and was seated.
Genesis 22:17
That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;
Genesis 23:10
Now Ephron was seated among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite gave Abraham his answer in the hearing of the children of Heth, and of all those who came into his town, saying,
Deuteronomy 17:5
Then you are to take the man or woman who has done the evil to the public place of your town, and they are to be stoned with stones till they are dead.
2 Samuel 15:2
And Absalom got up early, morning after morning, and took his place at the side of the public meeting-place: and when any man had a cause which had to come to the king to be judged, then Absalom, crying out to him, said, What is your town? and he would say, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
Job 29:7
When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,
Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is a man of note in the public place, when he takes his seat among the responsible men of the land.
Amos 5:10
They have hate for him who makes protest against evil in the public place, and he whose words are upright is disgusting to them.
Amos 5:12
For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.
Amos 5:15
Be haters of evil and lovers of good, and let right be done in the public place: it may be that the Lord, the God of armies, will have mercy on the rest of Joseph.
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things which you are to do: Let every man say what is true to his neighbour; and let your judging give peace in your towns.