Genesis 34:6
“And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.”
Genesis 34:6 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And when Hemor the father of Sichem was come out to speak to Jacob,
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
- DARBYDarby
- And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob, to speak to him.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Hamor, the father of Shechem, went to speak with Jacob.
Context: Genesis 34
4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
5And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
7And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
About Genesis 34: Dinah and the Shechemites
This chapter tells the story of the rape of Dinah, Jacob's daughter and the revenge of her brothers.
Commentary
Genesis 34 is a chapter that tells the story of the rape of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. Dinah had gone out to visit the women of the land, and while she was there, Shechem, the son of Hamor, the prince of the land, saw her and took her by force. When Jacob heard what had happened, he was understandably angry and demanded that Shechem and his father make reparations for the wrong they had done. Hamor and Shechem agreed to the terms, and a plan was made for Shechem to marry Dinah and for the men of the land to be circumcised.