Genesis 34:19-21

King James Version

¹⁹And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

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

²¹These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

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Genesis 34:19-21

English Standard Version

¹⁹And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. Now ^(A)he was the most honored of all his father's house. ²⁰So Hamor and his son Shechem ^(B)came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, ²¹“These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and ^(C)trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters.

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Genesis 34:19-21

New American Standard Bible

¹⁹The young man did not delay to do ^[a]this, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father. ²⁰So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the ^(A)gate of their city and spoke to the people of their city, saying, ²¹“These men are ^[b]friendly to us; therefore let them live in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is ^[c]large enough for them. We will take their daughters ^[d]in marriage, and give our daughters to them.

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Footnotes

Genesis 34:19 Lit the thing
Genesis 34:21 Lit peaceful
Genesis 34:21 Lit wide of hands before them
Genesis 34:21 Lit to us for wives

Genesis 34:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹The young man, who was the most honored^(A) of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.^(B) ²⁰So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city^(C) to speak to the men of their city. ²¹“These men are friendly toward us,” they said. “Let them live in our land and trade in it;^(D) the land has plenty of room for them. We can marry their daughters and they can marry ours.^(E)