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Genesis 34:4

World English Bible

Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”

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Genesis 34:4 in other translations

And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

Genesis 34:4 · American Standard Version

Genesis 34:4 in context

  1. 2Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.
  2. 3His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.
  3. 4Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”
  4. 5Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.
  5. 6Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him.