Genesis 34:20
18 Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
19 The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
21 “These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.
22 But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.
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.
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- BSB
- So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
- KJV
- And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
- WEB
- Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
- ASV
- And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
- DARBY
- And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
- BLB
- And Hamor came—and Shechem his son—to the gate of their city, and they spoke to the men of their city, saying,
- ÅB
- Så gikk Hemor og hans sønn Sikem til porten i sin by, og de talte til mennene i byen og sa:
- OTB
- Så gikk Hamor og hans sønn Sikem til byporten for å tale med mennene i byen deres.
- B1930
- Så gikk Hemor og hans sønn Sikem til porten i sin by, og de talte til mennene i byen og sa:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ruth 4:1
Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
Read in contextGenesis 22:17
I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Read in contextAmos 5:10
There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
Read in contextProverbs 31:23
Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 17:5
you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.
Read in contextAmos 5:15
Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
Read in context2 Samuel 15:2
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
Read in contextJob 29:7
When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
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