Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. New Living Translation Hamor and his son Shechem agreed to their proposal. English Standard Version Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor’s son Shechem. Berean Study Bible Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. King James Bible And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. New King James Version And their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. New American Standard Bible Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. NASB 1995 Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. NASB 1977 Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. Amplified Bible Their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and his son Shechem, Christian Standard Bible Their words seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. Holman Christian Standard Bible Their words seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. American Standard Version And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And their words were pleasing in the eyes of Khamor and in the eyes of Shekeem his son. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the words pleased Emmor, and Sychem the son of Emmor. Contemporary English Version Hamor and Shechem liked what was said. Douay-Rheims Bible Their offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem his son: English Revised Version And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. Good News Translation These terms seemed fair to Hamor and his son Shechem, GOD'S WORD® Translation Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. International Standard Version What they said pleased Hamor and his son Shechem, JPS Tanakh 1917 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. Literal Standard Version And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor’s son; NET Bible Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem. New Heart English Bible Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son. World English Bible Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son. Young's Literal Translation And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son; Additional Translations ... Context The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers…17But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.” 18Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. 19The 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.… Cross References Genesis 34:17 But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go." Genesis 34:19 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. Treasury of Scripture And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
(18) Their words pleased Hamor.--We gather from this that circumcision was a rite not only well known, but regarded as something honourable; for otherwise they would not so readily have submitted to a thing so painful.Verses 18, 19. - And their words pleased (literally, were flood in the eyes of) Hamor, and (literally, in the eyes of) Shechem, Hamor's son. And the young man deferred not (i.e. delayed not) to do the thing (literally, the word, i.e. to submit to circumcision. This is stated here by anticipation), because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honorable - literally, more honored, doubtless because more worthy of regard (cf. 1 Chronicles 4:9) - than all the house of his father. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Their offerדִבְרֵיהֶ֖ם (ḏiḇ·rê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause seemed good וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּ (way·yî·ṭə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing to Hamor חֲמ֑וֹר (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2544: Hamor -- father of Shechem and his חֲמֽוֹר׃ (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2544: Hamor -- father of Shechem son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son Shechem. שְׁכֶ֥ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor Jump to Previous Eyes Good Hamor Pleased Pleasing Proposal Reasonable Seemed Shechem WordsJump to Next Eyes Good Hamor Pleased Pleasing Proposal Reasonable Seemed Shechem WordsLinks Genesis 34:18 NIVGenesis 34:18 NLT Genesis 34:18 ESV Genesis 34:18 NASB Genesis 34:18 KJV Genesis 34:18 BibleApps.com Genesis 34:18 Biblia Paralela Genesis 34:18 Chinese Bible Genesis 34:18 French Bible Genesis 34:18 Clyx Quotations OT Law: Genesis 34:18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem Hamor's (Gen. Ge Gn) |
   
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