Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
But Hamor said this: "My son is deeply attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
New American Standard Bible
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him
King James Version
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
Holman Bible
Hamor said to Jacob’s sons, “My son Shechem is strongly attracted to your
A Conservative Version
And Hamor conversed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. I pray you, give her to him to wife.
American Standard Version
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.
Amplified
But Hamor conferred with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem [deeply] longs for your daughter [and sister]. Please give her to him as his wife.
Bible in Basic English
But Hamor said to them, Shechem, my son, is full of desire for your daughter: will you then give her to him for a wife?
Darby Translation
And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.
Julia Smith Translation
And Hamor will speak with them, saying, The soul of Shechem my son, was attached with his soul to your daughter; now give her to him for a wife.
King James 2000
And Hamor spoke with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter: I pray you give her to him for a wife.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Hamor spoke with them saying, "Shechem my son {is in love with} your daughter. Please give her to him for a wife.
Modern King James verseion
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him for a wife.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Hamor communed with them, saying, "The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: give her him to wife,
NET Bible
But Hamor made this appeal to them: "My son Shechem is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
New Heart English Bible
Hamor talked with them, saying, "The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
The Emphasized Bible
So then Hamor spake with them saying - As for Shechem my son, his soul hath be-come attached to your daughter, - I pray you give her to him, to wife.
Webster
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her to him for a wife.
World English Bible
Hamor talked with them, saying, "The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, 'Shechem, my son, his soul hath cleaved to your daughter; give her, I pray you, to him for a wife,
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 34:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rape Of Dinah And The Massacre At Shechem
7 Just then Jacob's sons arrived from the field. When they heard what had happened, they were distraught with grief and livid with anger toward Shechem, because he had committed a disgraceful deed in Israel by forcing Jacob's daughter to have sex, an act that never should have happened. 8 But Hamor said this: "My son is deeply attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. 9 Intermarry with us. Give your daughters to us and take our sons for yourselves.
Cross References
Genesis 34:3
He was attached to Dinah, Jacob's daughter, since he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
1 Kings 11:2
all of them from nations that the LORD had ordered the Israelis, "You are not to associate with them and they are not to associate with you, because they will most certainly turn your affections away to follow their gods." Solomon became deeply attached to them by falling in love.
Psalm 63:1
God, you are my God! I will fervently seek you. My soul thirsts for you; my flesh longs for you in a dry, weary, and parched land.
Psalm 84:2
I desire and long for the Temple courts of the LORD. My heart and body sing for joy to the living God.
Psalm 119:20
My soul is consumed with longing for your decrees at all times.