Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Then Shechem told his father Hamor, "Get this young woman for me to be 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,”
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.'
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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 was attached to Dinah, Jacob's daughter, since he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. 4 Then Shechem told his father Hamor, "Get this young woman for me to be my wife." 5 Because Jacob learned that Shechem had dishonored his daughter Dinah while his sons were still out with their cattle on the open range, he remained silent until they returned.
Cross References
Judges 14:2
Then he returned and told his father and mother, "In Timnah I saw a woman of Philistine origin." He ordered them, "Get her for me as a wife. Now!"
Genesis 21:21
Later he settled in the desert area of Paran, and his mother chose a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
2 Samuel 13:13
And what about me? Where will I go to escape this disgrace? And as for you, you'll be known as one of Israel's greatest fools! So please talk to the king, because he won't withhold me from you!"