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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/34.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to the men of their city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the people of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men there.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The two men met with the other leaders of their city and told them: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem went to their city gate to speak to the men of their city. They said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Hamor and his son Shechem went to the meeting place at the city gate and spoke to the people of the town: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem entered the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Hamor comes—his son Shechem also—to the gate of their city, and they speak to the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Hamor will come, and Shechem his son, to the gate of their city, and they will speak to the men of the city, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And going into the gate of the city they spoke to the people: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And entering at the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and said to the men of their city:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their town and spoke to the men of their town, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Khamor came, and Shekeem his son, to the gate of their city and they spoke with the men of their city and they said to them,<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Emmor and Sychem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/34-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8639" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2544.htm" title="2544: ḥă·mō·wr (N-proper-ms) -- Father of Shechem. The same as chamowr; donkey; Chamor, a Canaanite.">So Hamor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">and his son</a> <a href="/hebrew/7927.htm" title="7927: ū·šə·ḵem (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- Ridge, a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamor. The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine.">Shechem</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: ša·‘ar (N-msc) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">the gate</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘î·rām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of their city</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">and addressed</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘î·rām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of their city:</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-10.htm">Genesis 23:10-18</a></span><br />Now Ephron was sitting among the sons of Heth. So in the presence of all the Hittites who had come to the gate of his city, Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, / “No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.” / Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8-17</a></span><br />But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. / Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves. / You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/49-5.htm">Genesis 49:5-7</a></span><br />Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. / May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim. / Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-6.htm">Joshua 9:6-15</a></span><br />They went to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel, “We have come from a distant land; please make a treaty with us.” / But the men of Israel said to the Hivites, “Perhaps you dwell near us. How can we make a treaty with you?” / “We are your servants,” they said to Joshua. Then Joshua asked them, “Who are you and where have you come from?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-23.htm">2 Samuel 13:23-29</a></span><br />Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king. / And he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?” / “No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-28.htm">2 Samuel 13:28-29</a></span><br />Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!” / So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">1 Kings 21:8-13</a></span><br />Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. / In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people. / But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-10.htm">Proverbs 1:10-19</a></span><br />My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them. / If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause, / let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Proverbs 4:14-17</a></span><br />Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers. / Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by. / For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/6-16.htm">Proverbs 6:16-19</a></span><br />There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-5.htm">Proverbs 12:5</a></span><br />The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-15.htm">Proverbs 14:15</a></span><br />The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-24.htm">Proverbs 26:24-26</a></span><br />A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart. / When he speaks graciously, do not believe him, for seven abominations fill his heart. / Though his hatred is concealed by deception, his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-8.htm">Jeremiah 9:8</a></span><br />Their tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-16.htm">Matthew 10:16</a></span><br />Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,</p><p class="hdg">the gate.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm">Genesis 22:17</a></b></br> That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which <i>is</i> upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/23-10.htm">Genesis 23:10</a></b></br> And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, <i>even</i> of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/17-5.htm">Deuteronomy 17:5</a></b></br> Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, <i>even</i> that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/33-18.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Communed</a> <a href="/genesis/19-9.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/genesis/28-17.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/genesis/34-18.htm">Hamor</a> <a href="/isaiah/34-13.htm">Meeting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/34-18.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/luke/8-27.htm">Townsmen</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">City</a> <a href="/genesis/42-24.htm">Communed</a> <a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">Fellow</a> <a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">Hamor</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-12.htm">Meeting-Place</a> <a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/genesis/37-4.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/genesis/35-13.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/judges/9-3.htm">Townsmen</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Dinah is ravished by Shechem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-4.htm">He requests to marry her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Hamor and his son Shechem</b><br>Hamor and Shechem are central figures in this narrative. Hamor is the Hivite ruler of the region, and Shechem is his son, who has committed a grievous act against Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. This father-son duo represents the leadership and authority in their community, which is significant in understanding the dynamics of the events that unfold. The Hivites were one of the Canaanite tribes, and their interactions with the Israelites often involved conflict and moral challenges.<p><b>went to the gate of their city</b><br>The city gate was a place of significant social and legal activity in ancient Near Eastern culture. It served as a hub for community gatherings, legal transactions, and public announcements. By going to the gate, Hamor and Shechem are engaging with the city's leaders and elders, seeking their approval and support for the proposal they are about to make. This setting underscores the importance of the decision and the need for communal consent.<p><b>and addressed the men of their city:</b><br>Addressing the men of the city indicates a formal and public discourse. In patriarchal societies, men held positions of authority and decision-making power. The act of addressing them suggests that Hamor and Shechem are seeking to persuade the city's leaders to agree to a covenant with Jacob's family. This moment is pivotal, as it involves negotiation and the potential for intermarriage, which carries significant implications for the future relations between the Israelites and the Canaanites. The narrative highlights themes of justice, retribution, and the complexities of cultural integration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hamor.htm">Hamor</a></b><br>The father of Shechem, a Hivite prince. He plays a central role in negotiating with Jacob's family after his son defiles Dinah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>The son of Hamor, who defiled Dinah, Jacob's daughter. His actions set off a series of events leading to negotiations and eventual conflict.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_gate_of_the_city.htm">The Gate of the City</a></b><br>In ancient times, the city gate was a place of legal transactions, public announcements, and community gatherings. It was a central hub for decision-making and governance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_men_of_the_city.htm">The Men of the City</a></b><br>The male inhabitants of Shechem, who are addressed by Hamor and Shechem to gain their support for the proposed intermarriage with Jacob's family.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dinah.htm">Dinah</a></b><br>The daughter of Jacob and Leah, whose defilement by Shechem is the catalyst for the events in this chapter.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_decision-making.htm">The Importance of Community Decision-Making</a></b><br>The city gate as a place of decision-making underscores the importance of community involvement in significant decisions. In our lives, seeking wise counsel and involving trusted community members in our decisions can lead to more balanced and righteous outcomes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Shechem's sin against Dinah led to a series of tragic events. This reminds us that sin often has far-reaching consequences, affecting not just the individual but the wider community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Hamor and Shechem's approach to the men of the city highlights the influence leaders have over their communities. As Christians, we are called to lead with integrity and righteousness, influencing others towards godly decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_practices_and_god's_standards.htm">Cultural Practices and God's Standards</a></b><br>The negotiation for intermarriage reflects cultural practices of the time, but it also challenges us to consider how cultural norms align or conflict with God's standards. We must discern and uphold God's truth in our cultural context.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_persuasion.htm">The Power of Persuasion</a></b><br>Hamor and Shechem's attempt to persuade the men of the city shows the power of words and persuasion. As believers, we should use our words to build up and encourage others towards godliness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_34_27-29__how_does_it_align_with_later_laws.htm">Genesis 34:27-29 - How does the looting and enslavement of the city align with later biblical laws condemning such acts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_circumcision_in_gen_34_22_anachronistic.htm">Genesis 34:22 - Could the use of circumcision as a deceptive tactic reflect an anachronistic or exaggerated element in the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_simeon_and_levi_punish_a_city.htm">Genesis 34:13-29 - Why would Simeon and Levi punish an entire city for one man's crime, and is there historical or archaeological evidence of such collective retribution?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_34_2__how_reconcile_dinah's_plight.htm">Genesis 34:2 - How can the apparent disregard for Dinah's autonomy be squared with a just and compassionate God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 20-23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Hamor and Shechem his son came</span> (or went) <span class="cmt_word">unto the gate of their city</span> (vide on Genesis 19:2; 23:10), <span class="cmt_word">and communed with</span> (or spake to) <span class="cmt_word">the men of their city, saying, These men</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> Jacob and his sons) <span class="cmt_word">are peaceable with us</span> (literally, <span class="accented">peaceable are they with us</span>. This is the first argument employed by Hamor and Shechem to secure the consent of the citizens to the formation of an alliance with Jacob and his sons); <span class="cmt_word">therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein</span>; - literally, and <span class="accented">they will dwell in the land, and trade in it</span> (so. if you permit) - <span class="cmt_word">for</span> (literally, and) <span class="cmt_word">the land, behold, it is large enough</span> - literally, broad of hands, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> on both sides (cf. <a href="/isaiah/33-21.htm">Isaiah 33:21</a>; <a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Psalm 104:25</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">for them</span> (literally, before them, <span class="accented">i.e.</span> for them to wander about with their flocks and herds. This was the second argument employed by Hamor and his son); <span class="cmt_word">let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. Only herein</span> (or under this condition) <span class="cmt_word">will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised</span> (literally, in the <span class="accented">circumcising to or by us of every male</span>)<span class="accented">, <span class="cmt_word"></span>as they</span> are <span class="cmt_word">circumcised</span>. After which statement of the indispensable condition of the alliance proposed, they advance as a third argument for its acceptance the material advantages which such an alliance would inevitably secure for them. Shall <span class="cmt_word">not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs</span> (the <span class="accented">mikneh</span> refer to flocks and herds; the <span class="accented">behemah</span> to asses and camels) <span class="cmt_word">be ours</span>? - literally, <span class="accented">Shall not these</span> (be) <span class="accented">to us? - <span class="cmt_word"></span>only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/34-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Hamor</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמ֛וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2544.htm">Strong's 2544: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hamor -- father of Shechem</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Shechem</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁכֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7927.htm">Strong's 7927: </a> </span><span class="str2">Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the gate</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁ֣עַר</span> <span class="translit">(ša·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> </span><span class="str2">An opening, door, gate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their city</span><br /><span class="heb">עִירָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘î·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and addressed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1696.htm">Strong's 1696: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arrange, to speak, to subdue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the men</span><br /><span class="heb">אַנְשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’an·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_582.htm">Strong's 582: </a> </span><span class="str2">Man, mankind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their city:</span><br /><span class="heb">עִירָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘î·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/34-20.htm">Genesis 34:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">OT Law: Genesis 34:20 Hamor and Shechem his son came (Gen. 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