Genesis 34:6
4 So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
5 Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.
Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
7 When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
8 But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
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
- Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
- KJV
- And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
- WEB
- Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him.
- ASV
- And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
- DARBY
- And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob, to speak to him.
- BLB
- And Hamor, the father of Shechem, went out to Jacob to speak with him.
- ÅB
- Men Hemor, Sikems far, gikk ut til Jakob for å tale med ham.
- OTB
- Da gikk Hamor, Sikems far, ut for å tale med Jakob.
- B1930
- Men Hemor, Sikems far, gikk ut til Jakob for å tale med ham.