Parallel Verses
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,
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,
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,
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 the young man did not hesitate to do the [required] thing, for he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected and honored than all [others] in the household of his father. 20 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, 21 “These men are peaceful and friendly with us; so let them live in the land and do business in it, for the land is large enough [for us and] for them; let us take their daughters for wives and let us give them our daughters [in marriage].
Phrases
Cross References
Ruth 4:1
Then Boaz went up to the city gate [where business and legal matters were settled] and sat down, and then the close relative (redeemer) of whom Boaz had spoken came by. He said to him, “Come over here,
Genesis 22:17
indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies [as conquerors].
Genesis 23:10
Now Ephron was present there among the sons of Heth; so within the hearing of all the sons of Heth and all who were entering the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying,
Deuteronomy 17:5
then you shall bring that man or that woman who has done this evil thing to the gates [of your city] and you shall stone the man or the woman to death.
2 Samuel 15:2
He would get up early and stand beside the road to the gate [of the city, where court was held]; and when any man who had a dispute came to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”
Job 29:7
“When I went out to the gate of the city,
When I took my seat [as a city father] in the square,
Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is known in the [city’s] gates,
When he sits among the elders of the land.
Amos 5:10
They hate the one who reprimands [the unrighteous] in the [court held at the city] gate [regarding him as unreasonable and rejecting his reprimand],
And they detest him who speaks [the truth] with integrity and honesty.
Amos 5:12
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great (shocking, innumerable),
You who distress the righteous and take bribes,
And turn away from the poor in the [court of the city] gate [depriving them of justice].
Amos 5:15
Hate evil and love good,
And establish justice in the [court of the city] gate.
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts
Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph [that is, those who remain after God’s judgment].
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things which you should do: speak the truth with one another; judge with truth and pronounce the judgment that brings peace in [the courts at] your gates.