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Genesis 34:8 But Hamor said to them, "My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
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Please give her to him as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hamor said to Jacob’s sons, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Hamor said to Jacob’s sons, “My son Shechem is strongly attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Hamor said to Jacob and his sons: My son Shechem really loves Dinah. Please let him marry her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Hamor told them. "My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please let her marry him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Hamor said to him, "My son Shechem has fallen in love with your daughter; please let him marry her. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But Hamor said this: "My son is deeply attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But Hamor said to them, ?My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But Hamor made this appeal to them: "My son Shechem is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Hamor talked with them, saying, "The heart of my son Shechem is set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Hamor talked with them, saying, “The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. <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 speaks with them, saying, “Shechem, my son, his soul has cleaved to your daughter; please give her to him for a wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<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 speak with them, saying, The soul of Shechem my son, was attached with his soul to your daughter; now give her to him for a wife.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to wife: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so Hamor spoke to them: “The soul of my son Shechem has become attached to your daughter. Give her to him as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hamor appealed to them, saying: “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The heart of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Hamor spoke with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; give her to him in marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Khamor spoke with them and said to them, “Shekeem my son has desired the soul of your daughter; give her to him as a wife.<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 spoke with them, saying 'The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter. I pray you give her unto him to wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Emmor spoke to them, saying, Sychem my son has chosen in his heart your daughter; give her therefore to him for a wife,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/34-8.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=8550" 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 Defiling of Dinah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done. <span class="reftext">8</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.">But Hamor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1696.htm" title="1696: way·ḏab·bêr (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To speak. A primitive root; perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively, to speak; rarely to subdue.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tām (Prep:: 3mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">to them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“My son</a> <a href="/hebrew/7927.htm" title="7927: šə·ḵem (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/2836.htm" title="2836: ḥā·šə·qāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to cling, i.e. Join, to love, delight in; elliptically to deliver.">longs for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·ḇit·tə·ḵem (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2mp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">your daughter.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: lə·’iš·šāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">as his wife.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Intermarry with us; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves.…<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/34-12.htm">Genesis 34:12</a></span><br />Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16-17</a></span><br />Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people. / But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Genesis 34:21-22</a></span><br />“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. / But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-16.htm">Exodus 22:16-17</a></span><br />If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged in marriage and sleeps with her, he must pay the full dowry for her to be his wife. / If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-28.htm">Deuteronomy 22:28-29</a></span><br />If a man encounters a virgin who is not pledged in marriage, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are discovered, / then the man who lay with her must pay the young woman’s father fifty shekels of silver, and she must become his wife because he has violated her. He must not divorce her as long as he lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-15.htm">Joshua 9:15</a></span><br />And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/14-2.htm">Judges 14:2-3</a></span><br />So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.” / But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-22.htm">1 Samuel 18:22-25</a></span><br />Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’” / But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.” / And the servants told Saul what David had said. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/13-13.htm">2 Samuel 13:13</a></span><br />Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25-27</a></span><br />I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! / Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. / Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-2.htm">Matthew 22:2-3</a></span><br />“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-8.htm">Matthew 22:8-10</a></span><br />Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy. / Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’ / So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-9.htm">John 4:9</a></span><br />“You are a Jew,” said the woman. “How can You ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.</p><p class="hdg">The soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Genesis 34:3</a></b></br> And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2</a></b></br> Of the nations <i>concerning</i> which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: <i>for</i> surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou <i>art</i> my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Communed</a> <a href="/genesis/34-7.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/30-34.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/genesis/30-1.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/34-6.htm">Hamor</a> <a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-27.htm">Longs</a> <a href="/genesis/29-26.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/genesis/33-15.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/34-7.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/genesis/34-6.htm">Shechem's</a> <a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/genesis/34-4.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/genesis/23-8.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/genesis/34-4.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/16-31.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Communed</a> <a href="/genesis/34-17.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/39-7.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Full</a> <a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">Hamor</a> <a href="/genesis/42-28.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Longs</a> <a href="/genesis/34-9.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/genesis/37-6.htm">Please</a> <a href="/genesis/34-11.htm">Shechem</a> <a href="/genesis/34-26.htm">Shechem's</a> <a href="/genesis/35-18.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/genesis/39-17.htm">Speaketh</a> <a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Talked</a> <a href="/genesis/34-12.htm">Wife</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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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>But Hamor said to them</b><br>Hamor, the father of Shechem, is a Hivite, a group of Canaanite people. The Hivites were among the inhabitants of the land that God promised to the descendants of Abraham. This interaction takes place in the city of Shechem, which is significant in biblical history as a place of covenant and conflict. Hamor's approach to Jacob and his sons indicates a customary practice of negotiation for marriage, reflecting the patriarchal and tribal society of the time.<p><b>“My son Shechem longs for your daughter.</b><br>Shechem's desire for Dinah, Jacob's daughter, is expressed here. The word "longs" suggests a deep desire or affection, though the context of the preceding verses indicates that Shechem's actions were dishonorable. This reflects the complex nature of human relationships and the consequences of actions outside of God's covenantal boundaries. The narrative highlights the tension between personal desire and communal ethics.<p><b>Please give her to him as his wife.</b><br>Hamor's request is a formal proposal for marriage, which was a common practice to resolve disputes or form alliances between families or tribes. In the ancient Near Eastern context, marriages often served political or economic purposes, beyond personal relationships. This request also underscores the cultural norms of the time, where women were often seen as part of familial transactions. The plea for Dinah to become Shechem's wife contrasts with the covenantal values of the Israelites, who were called to be separate from the surrounding nations. This situation foreshadows the ongoing struggle for the Israelites to maintain their distinct identity amidst surrounding cultures.<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 Shechem's actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>The son of Hamor, who desires to marry Dinah after having defiled her. His actions set off a chain of events leading to conflict.<br><br>3. <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.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelite family, father of Dinah, who is involved in the negotiations with Hamor.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_city_of_shechem.htm">The City of Shechem</a></b><br>A significant location in the account, representing the Hivite community and the setting for the unfolding events.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Shechem's actions demonstrate how sin can lead to broader conflict and suffering. Believers are reminded of the importance of living righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_family_honor.htm">The Importance of Family Honor</a></b><br>The account highlights the significance of family honor and the lengths to which Jacob's sons go to defend it. This can be a reflection on how we uphold our values and integrity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/intermarriage_and_cultural_influence.htm">Intermarriage and Cultural Influence</a></b><br>The account serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of intermarriage with those who do not share the same faith, echoing biblical warnings about being led astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/negotiation_and_conflict_resolution.htm">Negotiation and Conflict Resolution</a></b><br>Hamor's attempt to negotiate peace through marriage shows the complexities of resolving conflicts. Believers can learn about the importance of seeking God’s wisdom in difficult situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_amidst_human_actions.htm">God’s Sovereignty Amidst Human Actions</a></b><br>Despite human failings and conflicts, God’s overarching plan remains intact. This encourages trust in God’s sovereignty in our lives.<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/who_was_dinah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Dinah in the Bible?</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><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/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><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 8-10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Hamor communed</span> (literally, <span class="accented">spake</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>with them</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> the whole family, or Jacob and his sons), saying, <span class="cmt_word">The soul of my son Shechem longeth for</span> - the root (<span class="hebrew">חָשַׁק</span>) signifies to join together, intrans., to be joined together, hence to cleave to another in love (cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7, 10, 15</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/21-11.htm">Deuteronomy 21:11</a>); of similar import to the word (<span class="hebrew">דָּבַק</span>) employed in ver. 3, which means to be devotedly attached to any one, as, <span class="accented">e.g., to God</span> (<a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Deuteronomy 10:20</a>), to a king (<a href="/2_samuel/20-2.htm">2 Samuel 20:2</a>), to a wife (<a href="/1_kings/11-2.htm">1 Kings 11:2</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">your daughter</span>. The words are addressed to Jacob's sons as well as Jacob himself, the brothers equally with the father being regarded as the natural guardians of a sister. <span class="cmt_word">I pray yon give her</span> <span class="cmt_word">him to wife</span>. The absence of any apology for Shechem's atrocious outrage against Dinah need not be regarded as indicating some measure of consent on the part of Dinah, but may be explained on the supposition that Hamor's proposal was considered by himself as a practical admission of his son's guilt. <span class="cmt_word">And make ye marriages with us</span>, - literally, <span class="accented">contract affinity with us by marriage</span>, the verb <span class="accented">chathan</span> being spoken of the father-in-law (<span class="accented">chothen</span>), who makes the alliance (<span class="accented">vide</span> Furst, 'Lex.,' <span class="accented">sub voce</span>) <span class="accented">- <span class="cmt_word"></span>and give your daughters unto us</span>, - from this it has been inferred that Jacob had other daughters besides Dinah, which is not improbable (<a href="/genesis/46-7.htm">Genesis 46:7</a>), but the words may not imply more than that Humor thought he had - <span class="cmt_word">and take our daughters unto you.</span> <span class="cmt_word">And</span> (as an inducement to form this alliance) <span class="cmt_word">ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> he offers them the privilege of unrestricted movement throughout his dominions, with the right of establishing settlements, carrying on trade, and acquiring property. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/34-8.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">But Hamor</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמ֖וֹר</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">said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḏab·bêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<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">to them,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתָּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“My son</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common 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">שְׁכֶ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">longs for</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽשְׁקָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·šə·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2836.htm">Strong's 2836: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cling, join, to love, delight in, elliptically, to deliver</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your daughter.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּבִתְּכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḇit·tə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Please</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(nā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּנ֨וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֛הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">as his wife.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִשָּֽׁה׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/34-8.htm">Genesis 34:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">OT Law: Genesis 34:8 Hamor talked with them saying The soul (Gen. 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