8And 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,


In Context

5 And Jacob hath heard that he hath defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob kept silent till their coming.

6 And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him;

7 and the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard, and the men grieve themselves, and it is very displeasing to them, for folly he hath done against Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob — and so it is not done.

8 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,

9 and join ye in marriage with us; your daughters ye give to us, and our daughters ye take to yourselves,

10 and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade in it, and have possessions in it.'

Genesis 34:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

34:8But Hamor said to them, "My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

34:8And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to wife:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

34:8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:8And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

34:8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her unto him to wife.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:8And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:8Hamor talked with them, saying, |The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.