Parallel Verses
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,
New American Standard Bible
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the
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,
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,
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
`iyr
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 deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
Phrases
Cross References
Ruth 4:1
Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.
Genesis 22:17
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Genesis 23:10
And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
Deuteronomy 17:5
Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.
2 Samuel 15:2
And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
Job 29:7
When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
Proverbs 31:23
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Amos 5:10
They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
Amos 5:12
For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.
Amos 5:15
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
Zechariah 8:16
These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: