20And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,


In Context

17 But if ye do not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and go away.

18 And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

19 And the youth did not delay to do this, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honourable above all in the house of his father.

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

21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it. And the land behold, it is of wide extent before them. We will take their daughters as wives, and give them our daughters.

22 But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people if every male among us be circumcised, just as they are circumcised.

Genesis 34:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

34:20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to their fellow townsmen.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

34:20And going into the gate of the city they spoke to the people:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

34:20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

34:20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:20And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:20Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

34:20And Hamor cometh — Shechem his son also — unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:20And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,