Genesis 34:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.”

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BSBPD

“Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Shechem saith unto her father, and unto her brethren, `Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which ye say unto me, I give;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 34:11 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 18:3“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.
  2. Genesis 32:6When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”
  3. Genesis 33:15“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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