Genesis 34:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּבֹ֥א חֲמ֛וֹר וּשְׁכֶ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר עִירָ֑ם וַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י עִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

wayyābōʾ Ḥămôr ûŠkem bǝnô ʾel-šaʿar ʿîrām wayǝdabbǝrû ʾel-ʾanšê ʿîrām lēʾmōr

Grammar Details

• *wayyābōʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came
• *Ḥămôr*: proper noun, masculine singular - Hamor
• *ûŠkem*: waw-conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Shechem
• *bǝnô*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his son
• *ʾel*: preposition - to
• *šaʿar*: noun, masculine singular construct - gate of
• *ʿîrām*: noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their city
• *wayǝdabbǝrû*: waw-consecutive + piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they spoke
• *ʾanšê*: noun, masculine plural construct - men of
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

• *šaʿar*: gate/entrance/city council meeting place
• *ʾanšê*: men/inhabitants/citizens

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Tha Hemor and Sichem went vnto the gate of their cyte and comened with the men of their cyte sayncte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then came Hemor and Sichem his sonne vnder ye gate of cite, and comened with the citisens of the cite, and saide:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Hamor and Shechem his Sonne went vnto the gate of their citie, and communed with the men of their citie, saying,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then Hemor and Sichem his sonne went vnto the gate of their citie, and communed with the men of their citie, saying:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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 (1941)

  Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the meeting-place of their town, and said to the men of the town,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city,

Referenced Verses

• Ruth 4:1 : 1 Boaz went up to the city gate and sat down there. Just then, the kinsman-redeemer he had spoken about came by. Boaz said, 'Come over here, my friend, and sit down.' So he went over and sat down.
• 2 Sam 15:2 : 2 Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate. Whenever a man came with a dispute to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and ask, 'Which city are you from?' And the man would answer, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.'
• Job 29:7 : 7 When I went out to the city gate, and took my seat in the public square,
• Prov 31:23 : 23 Her husband is respected at the city gates, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.
• Amos 5:10 : 10 They hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise the one who speaks with honesty.
• Amos 5:12 : 12 For I know your many transgressions and your mighty sins: oppressing the righteous, taking bribes, and turning aside the needy at the gate.
• Amos 5:15 : 15 Hate evil and love good; establish justice at the gate. Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
• Zech 8:16 : 16 These are the things you must do: Speak the truth to one another, render true and just judgments in your gates,
• Gen 22:17 : 17 I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies.
• Gen 23:10 : 10 Now Ephron was sitting among the Hittites, and in the hearing of all who came to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, saying,
• Deut 17:5 : 5 take the man or woman who has committed this evil deed out to your city gates and stone that person to death.