Genesis 34:20 Parallel Translations

NASB:

GWT:

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to their city gate to speak to the men of their city. They said,(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the meeting-place of their town, and said to the men of the town,

DBY:

And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

ERV:

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

JPS:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

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

Genesis 34:20 Cross References

XREF:

Ruth 4:1 Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, "Turn aside, friend, sit down here." And he turned aside and sat down.

2 Samuel 15:2 Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way to the gate; and when any man had a suit to come to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, "From what city are you?" And he would say, "Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel." (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

34:20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the {f} gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
(f) For the people used to assemble there, and justice was administered.

MHC:

34:20-31 The Shechemites submitted to the sacred rite, only to serve a turn, to please their prince, and to enrich themselves, and it was just with God to bring punishment upon them. As nothing secures us better than true religion, so nothing exposes us more than religion only pretended to. But Simeon and Levi were most unrighteous. Those who act wickedly, under the pretext of religion, are the worst enemies of the truth, and harden the hearts of many to destruction. The crimes of others form no excuse for us. Alas! how one sin leads on to another, and, like flames of fire, spread desolation in every direction! Foolish pleasures lead to seduction; seduction produces wrath; wrath thirsts for revenge; the thirst of revenge has recourse to treachery; treachery issues in murder; and murder is followed by other lawless actions. Were we to trace the history of unlawful commerce between the sexes, we should find it, more than any other sin, ending in blood.

CONC:

Communed Fellow Gate Hamor Meeting-place Saying Shechem Speak Spoke Talked Town Townsmen

City Communed Fellow Gate Hamor Meeting-Place Shechem Speak Talked Townsmen

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