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Genesis 34:20
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Genesis 34:20
New English Translation
20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate[a] of their city and spoke to the men of their city,
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- Genesis 34:20 sn The gate. In an ancient Near Eastern city the gate complex was the location for conducting important public business.
2 Samuel 3:27
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2 Samuel 3:27
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27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate as if to speak privately with him. Joab then stabbed him[a] in the abdomen and killed him, avenging the shed blood of his brother Asahel.[b]
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- 2 Samuel 3:27 tn Heb “and he struck him down there [in] the stomach.”
- 2 Samuel 3:27 tn Heb “and he [i.e., Abner] died on account of the blood of Asahel his [i.e., Joab’s] brother.”
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