Genesis 34:18
16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
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,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
- KJV
- And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.
- WEB
- Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.
- ASV
- And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor`s son.
- DARBY
- And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.
- BLB
- And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem, son of Hamor.
- ÅB
- Og de syntes godt om deres ord, både Hemor og Sikem, Hemors sønn.
- OTB
- Hamor og hans sønn Sikem fant forslaget akseptabelt.
- B1930
- Og de syntes godt om deres ord, både Hemor og Sikem, Hemors sønn.