Parallel Verses
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.
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
He found the young woman so attractive that he fell in love with her. So he tried to win her affection.
4 So Shechem
Cross References
Judges 14:2
He went home and told his father and mother: A Philistine woman at Timnah caught my attention. Get her for me. I want to marry her.
Genesis 21:21
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
2 Samuel 13:13
How could I ever hold up my head in public again? And you, you would be completely disgraced in Israel. Please speak to the king. I am sure he will give me to you.