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Genesis 34:19-21
Living Bible
Genesis 34:19-21
Living Bible
18-19 Hamor and Shechem gladly agreed, and lost no time in acting upon this request, for Shechem was very much in love with Dinah, and could, he felt sure, sell the idea to the other men of the city—for he was highly respected and very popular. 20 So Hamor and Shechem appeared before the city council[a] and presented their request.
21 “Those men are our friends,” they said. “Let’s invite them to live here among us and ply their trade. For the land is large enough to hold them, and we can intermarry with them.
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- Genesis 34:20 appeared before the city council, literally, “came into the gate of their city.”
Genesis 34:19-21
New International Version
Genesis 34:19-21
New International Version
19 The 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) 20 So 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)
Genesis 34:19-21
English Standard Version Anglicised
Genesis 34:19-21
English Standard Version Anglicised
19 And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter. Now (A)he was the most honoured of all his father's house. 20 So 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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