Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people: the gate. Genesis 22:17 I will bless thee, and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the sea shore; thy seed shall possess the gates of their enemies. Genesis 23:10 Now Ephron dwelt in the midst of the children of Heth. And Ephron made answer to Abraham in the hearing of all that went in at the gate of the city, saying: Deuteronomy 17:5 Thou shalt bring forth the man or the woman, who have committed that most wicked thing, to the gates of thy city, and they shall be stoned. Ruth 4:1 Then Booz went up to the gate, and sat there. And when he had seen the kinsman going by, of whom he had spoken before, he said to him, calling him by his name: Turn aside for a little while, and sit down here. He turned aside, and sat down. Job 29:7 When I went out to the gate of the city, and in the street they prepared me a chair? Proverbs 31:23 Her husband is honourable in the gates, when he sitteth among the senators of the land. Amos 5:10,12,15 They have hated him that rebuketh in the gate: and have abhorred him that speaketh perfectly. . . . Zechariah 8:16 These then are the things, which you shall do: Speak ye truth every one to his neighbour; judge ye truth and judgment of peace in your gates. Context The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers…19And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required: for he loved the damsel exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in all his father's house. 20And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:21These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.… Cross References Genesis 23:10 Now Ephron dwelt in the midst of the children of Heth. And Ephron made answer to Abraham in the hearing of all that went in at the gate of the city, saying: Genesis 34:19 And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required: for he loved the damsel exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in all his father's house. Genesis 34:21 These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours. Ruth 4:1 Then Booz went up to the gate, and sat there. And when he had seen the kinsman going by, of whom he had spoken before, he said to him, calling him by his name: Turn aside for a little while, and sit down here. He turned aside, and sat down. 2 Samuel 15:2 And Absalom rising up early stood by the entrance of the gate, and when any man had business to come to the king's judgment, Absalom called him to him, and said: Of what city art thou? He answered, and said: Thy servant is of such tribe of Israel. Psalm 127:5 Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire with them; he shall not be confounded when he shall speak to his enemies in the gate. Lexicon So Hamorחֲמ֛וֹר (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2544: Hamor -- father of Shechem and his son בְּנ֖וֹ (bə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son Shechem וּשְׁכֶ֥ם (ū·šə·ḵem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor went וַיָּבֹ֥א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the gate שַׁ֣עַר (ša·‘ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8179: An opening, door, gate of their city עִירָ֑ם (‘î·rām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement and addressed וַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּ (way·ḏab·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue the men אַנְשֵׁ֥י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind of their city: עִירָ֖ם (‘î·rām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement Additional Translations So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, And Emmor and Sychem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying, And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying, And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying, And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying, Jump to Previous City Communed Fellow Gate Hamor Meeting-Place Shechem Speak Talked TownsmenJump to Next City Communed Fellow Gate Hamor Meeting-Place Shechem Speak Talked TownsmenLinks Genesis 34:20 NIVGenesis 34:20 NLT Genesis 34:20 ESV Genesis 34:20 NASB Genesis 34:20 KJV Genesis 34:20 Bible Apps Genesis 34:20 Biblia Paralela Genesis 34:20 Chinese Bible Genesis 34:20 French Bible Genesis 34:20 German Bible Alphabetical: and came city fellow gate Hamor his men of saying Shechem So son speak spoke the their to townsmen went OT Law: Genesis 34:20 Hamor and Shechem his son came (Gen. 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