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Genesis 34:20

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Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

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Genesis 34:20 in other translations

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

Genesis 34:20 · American Standard Version

Genesis 34:20 in context

  1. 18Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.
  2. 19The young man didn’t wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.
  3. 20Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
  4. 21“These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters to us for wives, and let’s give them our daughters.
  5. 22Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.