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Genesis 34:20
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KJ21
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,
AMP
Then Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their [walled] city [where the leading men would meet] and spoke with the men of the city, saying,
AMPC
Then Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their [enclosed] town and discussed the matter with the citizens, saying,
BRG
¶ And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
CSB
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city.
CSBA
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city.
CEB
Hamor and his son Shechem went to their city’s gate and spoke to the men of their city:
CJB
Hamor and Sh’khem his son came to the entrance of their city and spoke with its leading men:
CEV
The two men met with the other leaders of their city and told them:
DARBY
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
DRA
And going into the gate of the city they spoke to the people:
ERV
Hamor and Shechem went to the meeting place of their city. They spoke to the men of the city and said,
EASY
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of the city. They spoke to their men there.
EHV
Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and discussed this with the men of their city. They said,
ESV
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
ESVUK
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
EXB
So Hamor and Shechem [L his son] went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
GNV
¶ Then Hamor and Shechem his Son went unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
GW
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to their city gate to speak to the men of their city. They said,
GNT
Hamor and his son Shechem went to the meeting place at the city gate and spoke to the people of the town:
HCSB
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men there.
ICB
So Hamor and Shechem went to the gate of their city. They spoke to the men of their city. They said,
ISV
So Hamor and his son Shechem entered the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city.
JUB
Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, came unto the gate of their city and communed with the men of their city, saying,
KJV
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
AKJV
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
LSB
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
LEB
Then Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and they spoke to the men of their city, saying,
TLB
So Hamor and Shechem appeared before the city council and presented their request.
MSG
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the public square and spoke to the town council: “These men like us; they are our friends. Let them settle down here and make themselves at home; there’s plenty of room in the country for them. And, just think, we can even exchange our daughters in marriage. But these men will only accept our invitation to live with us and become one big family on one condition, that all our males become circumcised just as they themselves are. This is a very good deal for us—these people are very wealthy with great herds of livestock and we’re going to get our hands on it. So let’s do what they ask and have them settle down with us.”
MEV
So Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and they spoke with the men of their city, saying,
NOG
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to their city gate to speak to the men of their city. They said,
NABRE
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and said to the men of their city:
NASB
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the people of their city, saying,
NASB1995
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
NCB
Hamor and his son Shechem therefore went to the gate of the city and spoke to the men of the city, saying,
NCV
So Hamor and Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
NET
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city,
NIRV
Hamor and his son Shechem went to the city gate. They spoke to the other men there.
NIV
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to the men of their city.
NIVUK
So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to the men of their city.
NKJV
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying:
NLV
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city. And they said to the men of their city,
NLT
and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate.
NRSVA
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
NRSVACE
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
NRSVCE
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
NRSVUE
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
OJB
And Chamor and Shechem bno came unto the Sha’ar of their city, and they spoke with the anashim of their city, saying,
RGT
Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the gate of their city and communed with the men of their city, saying,
RSV
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
RSVCE
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
TLV
So Hamor and his son Shechem came into the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying:
VOICE
so Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of the city and addressed all of the men.
WEB
Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
WYC
And they entered into the gate of the city, and spake to the people, (And so they went to the city gate, and said to the people,)
YLT
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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