Genesis Chapter 34 verse 20 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 34:20

And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
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BBE Genesis 34:20

Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the meeting-place of their town, and said to the men of the town,
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DARBY Genesis 34:20

And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
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KJV Genesis 34:20

And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
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WBT Genesis 34:20

And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
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WEB Genesis 34:20

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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YLT Genesis 34:20

And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 20-23. - And Hamor and Shechem his son came (or went) unto the gate of their city (vide on Genesis 19:2; 23:10), and communed with (or spake to) the men of their city, saying, These men (i.e. Jacob and his sons) are peaceable with us (literally, peaceable are they with us. This is the first argument employed by Hamor and Shechem to secure the consent of the citizens to the formation of an alliance with Jacob and his sons); therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; - literally, and they will dwell in the land, and trade in it (so. if you permit) - for (literally, and) the land, behold, it is large enough - literally, broad of hands, i.e. on both sides (cf. Isaiah 33:21; Psalm 104:25) - for them (literally, before them, i.e. for them to wander about with their flocks and herds. This was the second argument employed by Hamor and his son); let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. Only herein (or under this condition) will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised (literally, in the circumcising to or by us of every male), as they are circumcised. After which statement of the indispensable condition of the alliance proposed, they advance as a third argument for its acceptance the material advantages which such an alliance would inevitably secure for them. Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs (the mikneh refer to flocks and herds; the behemah to asses and camels) be ours? - literally, Shall not these (be) to us? - only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

Ellicott's Commentary