Genesis 34:6

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 34:6

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Berean Standard Bible

Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

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KJV

King James Version

¶ And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

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WEB

World English Bible

Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 34

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.

⁶ 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.

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