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Genesis 34:8
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KJ21
And Hamor communed with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter. I pray you give her to him for a wife;
ASV
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.
AMP
But Hamor conferred with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem [deeply] longs for your daughter [and sister]. Please give her to him as his wife.
AMPC
And Hamor conferred with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem craves your daughter [and sister]. I beg of you give her to him to be his wife.
BRG
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
CSB
Hamor said to Jacob’s sons, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
CSBA
Hamor said to Jacob’s sons, ‘My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
CEB
Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem’s heart is set on your daughter. Please let him marry her.
CJB
But Hamor said to them, “My son Sh’khem’s heart is set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife;
CEV
Hamor said to Jacob and his sons: My son Shechem really loves Dinah. Please let him marry her.
DARBY
And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.
DRA
And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to wife:
ERV
But Hamor talked to Dinah’s brothers and said, “My son Shechem wants Dinah very much. Please let him marry her.
EASY
Hamor said to Jacob and his sons, ‘My son Shechem loves your daughter. Please give her to him so that she can be his wife.
EHV
Hamor spoke with them. He said, “My son Shechem has a deep longing for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
ESV
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife.
ESVUK
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife.
EXB
But Hamor talked to Dinah’s brothers and said, “My son Shechem is deeply ·in love with [attached/bound to] Dinah. Please ·let him marry her [L give her to him as a wife].
GNV
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son: Shechem longeth for your daughter, give her him to wife, I pray you.
GW
Hamor told them. “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please let her marry him.
GNT
Hamor said to him, “My son Shechem has fallen in love with your daughter; please let him marry her.
HCSB
Hamor said to Jacob’s sons, “My son Shechem is strongly attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
ICB
But Hamor talked to the brothers of Dinah. He said, “My son Shechem is deeply in love with Dinah. Please let him marry her.
ISV
But Hamor said this: “My son is deeply attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
JUB
And Hamor spoke with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem is joined to your daughter; I pray you give her to him as wife.
KJV
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
AKJV
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
LSB
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him as a wife.
LEB
And Hamor spoke with them saying, “Shechem my son is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him for a wife.
TLB
Hamor told Jacob, “My son Shechem is truly in love with your daughter, and longs for her to be his wife. Please let him marry her.
MSG
Hamor spoke with Jacob and his sons, “My son Shechem is head over heels in love with your daughter—give her to him as his wife. Intermarry with us. Give your daughters to us and we’ll give our daughters to you. Live together with us as one family. Settle down among us and make yourselves at home. Prosper among us.”
MEV
Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. I pray that you will give her to him to marry.
NOG
Hamor told them. “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please let her marry him.
NABRE
Hamor appealed to them, saying: “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
NASB
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.
NASB1995
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.
NCB
Hamor said to them, “Shechem, my son, is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him in marriage.
NCV
But Hamor talked to Dinah’s brothers and said, “My son Shechem is deeply in love with Dinah. Please let him marry her.
NET
But Hamor made this appeal to them: “My son Shechem is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
NIRV
But Hamor said to Jacob and his sons, “My son Shechem wants your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife.
NIV
But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
NIVUK
But Hamor said to them, ‘My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
NKJV
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
NLV
But Hamor said to them, “The soul of my son Shechem has much desire for your daughter. I ask of you, give her to him in marriage.
NLT
Hamor tried to speak with Jacob and his sons. “My son Shechem is truly in love with your daughter,” he said. “Please let him marry her.
NRSVA
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, ‘The heart of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.
NRSVACE
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, ‘The heart of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.
NRSVCE
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The heart of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.
NRSVUE
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The heart of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.
OJB
And Chamor spoke with them, saying, The nefesh of beni (my son) Shechem longeth for your bat; now give her him as isha.
RGT
And Hamor communed with them, saying, “The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as wife.
RSV
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; I pray you, give her to him in marriage.
RSVCE
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; I pray you, give her to him in marriage.
TLV
But Hamor spoke with them saying, “My son Shechem—he’s very attached to your daughter. Please give her to him for a wife.
VOICE
Hamor tried speaking with them. Hamor: My son’s soul longs for your daughter. Please give her to him in marriage.
WEB
Hamor talked with them, saying, “The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
WYC
And so Hamor spake to them (And Hamor said to them), The soul of my son Shechem hath cleaved to your daughter; give ye her (for) a wife to him,
YLT
And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, `Shechem, my son, his soul hath cleaved to your daughter; give her, I pray you, to him for a wife,
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