Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this young lady as 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.
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.
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 His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady. 4 Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this young lady as a wife." 5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.
Cross References
Judges 14:2
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 wife."
Genesis 21:21
He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
2 Samuel 13:13
I, where would I carry my shame? And as for you, you will be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you."