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


In Context

17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

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

21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Genesis 34:20 in Other Translations

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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:20And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to 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,