Genesis 34:20
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And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
In other translations
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
Hebrew words
וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and he wentH935חֲמוֹרchamorHamorH2544וּשְׁכֶםushekhemand ShechemH7927בְּנוֹbenoson hisH1121אֶל־'el-toH413שַׁעַרsha'ar[the] gate ofH8179עִירָם'iramcity theirH5892וַיְדַבְּרוּvaydaberuand they spokeH1696אֶל־'el-toH413אַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582עִירָם'iramcity theirH5892לֵאמֹר׃lemor<to> sayingH559
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ruth 4:1Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.Meanwhile, Boaz went to the gate and sat down there. Soon the kinsman-redeemer of whom he had spoken came along, and Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.
- Amos 5:15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the Lord God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
- Amos 5:12For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
- Zechariah 8:16These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:These are the things you must do: Speak truth to one another, render true and sound judgments in your gates,
- Deuteronomy 17:5Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, even that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.you must bring out to your gates the man or woman who has done this evil thing, and you must stone that person to death.
- Proverbs 31:23Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.
- Job 29:7When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,
- Genesis 23:10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,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,
- 2 Samuel 15:2And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate. Whenever anyone had a grievance to bring before the king for a decision, Absalom would call out and ask, “What city are you from?” And if he replied, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel,”
- Amos 5:10They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.There are those who hate the one who reproves in the gate and despise him who speaks with integrity.
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