Parallel Verses
King James 2000
And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel for my 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.
Julia Smith Translation
And Shechem will say to Hamor his father, saying, Take to me this maid for a 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 clung unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel for my wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
Cross References
Judges 14:2
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me as a wife.
Genesis 21:21
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
2 Samuel 13:13
And I, where shall I cause my shame to go? and as for you, you shall be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray you, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from you.