Genesis 34:8

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 34:8

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

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KJV

King James Version

And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

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WEB

World English Bible

Hamor talked with them, saying, “The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 34

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.

⁹ Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

¹⁰ You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

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