Genesis 34:8
Hamor spoke with them, saying, "My son Shechem has set his heart on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem lonth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And Hamor spoke with them, saying, My son Shechem longs for your daughter; I pray you give her to him as a wife.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Hamor{H2544} communed{H1696} with them, saying,{H559} The soul{H5315} of my son{H1121} Shechem{H7927} longeth{H2836} for your daughter:{H1323} I pray you, give{H5414} her unto him to wife.{H802}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Hamor{H2544} communed{H1696}{(H8762)} with them, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, The soul{H5315} of my son{H1121} Shechem{H7927} longeth{H2836}{(H8804)} for your daughter{H1323}: I pray you give{H5414}{(H8798)} her him to wife{H802}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And Hemor comened with the sainge? the soule of my sonne Siche logeth for youre doughter geue her him to wyf
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then comened Hemor with the, and sayde: My sonne Sichems hert longeth for youre doughter, O geue hir him to wife:
Geneva Bible (1560)
And Hamor communed with them, saying, the soule of my sonne Shechem longeth for your daughter: giue her him to wife, I pray you.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Hemor communed with them, saying: the soule of my sonne Sichem, longeth for your daughter, I pray you geue her him to wyfe.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Hamor talked with them, saying, "The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
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,
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
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?
World English Bible (2000)
Hamor talked with them, saying, "The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
But Hamor made this appeal to them:“My son Shechem is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
Referenced Verses
- 1 Kgs 11:2 : 2 These were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, 'You must not intermarry with them, and they must not intermarry with you, for they will surely turn your hearts after their gods.' Nevertheless, Solomon clung to them in love.
- Ps 63:1 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
- Ps 84:2 : 2 How lovely are Your dwelling places, O LORD of hosts!
- Ps 119:20 : 20 My soul is crushed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
- Gen 34:3 : 3 But his heart was deeply attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Gen 34:1-44 verses90%
1 Now Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to observe the women of the land.
2 And Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He seized her, lay with her, and violated her.
3 But his heart was deeply attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
4 Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me this girl as my wife."
- Gen 34:9-135 verses89%
9 Make marriages with us: give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.
10 You can dwell with us, and the land will be open to you: live, trade in it, and acquire property here.
11 Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you ask of me, I will give.
12 Set the bride price and gift as high as you like, and I will pay whatever you ask me; just give me the young woman as a wife."
13 But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah.
- Gen 34:17-215 verses88%
17 But if you will not listen to us and get circumcised, we will take our daughter and leave.
18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.
19 The young man did not delay in doing the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the most respected of all his father’s household.
20 Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying:
21 "These men are at peace with us. Let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for the land is spacious enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters.
- Gen 34:6-72 verses85%
6 Then Hamor, the father of Shechem, went out to Jacob to speak with him.
7 Now Jacob's sons had come in from the fields when they heard, and the men were grieved and very angry, because this outrageous act had been done in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter—something that should not be done.
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26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left.
- Gen 34:23-242 verses76%
23 Won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals be ours? Only let us agree to them, and they will dwell with us."
24 All who went out of the gate of the city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised—all who went out of the gate of the city.