Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Shechem will say to Hamor his father, saying, Take to me this maid for a wife.
New American Standard Bible
So Shechem
King James Version
And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
Holman Bible
“Get me this girl as a wife,”
International Standard Version
Then Shechem told his father Hamor, "Get this young woman for me to be my wife."
A Conservative Version
And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
American Standard Version
And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
Amplified
So Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this young woman as a wife.”
Bible in Basic English
And Shechem said to Hamor, his father, Get me this girl for my wife.
Darby Translation
And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Take me this girl as wife.
King James 2000
And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel for my wife.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Shechem said to Hamor his father, saying, "Get this girl for me as a wife."
Modern King James verseion
And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this girl for a wife.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and spake unto his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this maiden unto my wife."
NET Bible
Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Acquire this young girl as my wife."
New Heart English Bible
Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this young lady as a wife."
The Emphasized Bible
Then spake Shechem unto Hamor his father, saying, - Take me this girl to wife!
Webster
And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel for a wife.
World English Bible
Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this young lady as a wife."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, 'Take for me this damsel for a wife.'
Themes
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 34:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rape Of Dinah And The Massacre At Shechem
3 And his soul will cleave to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he will love the maiden, and he will speak to the heart of the maiden. 4 And Shechem will say to Hamor his father, saying, Take to me this maid for a wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he defiled Dinah his daughter: and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob was silent till their coming.
Cross References
Judges 14:2
And he will go up and announce to his father and his mother, and will say, I saw a woman in Timnath from the daughters of Philisteim: and now take her to me for a wife.
Genesis 21:21
And he will dwell in the desert Paran: and his mother will take to him a wife from the land of Egypt
2 Samuel 13:13
And I, whither shall I cause my reproach to go? and thou wilt be as one of the foolish in Israel. And now, speak now, to the king, and he will not withhold me from thee.