Genesis 34:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.””

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BSBPD

“So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, `Take for me this damsel for a wife.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 34:4 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 21:21And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
  2. Judges 14:2So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
  3. 2 Samuel 13:13Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
  4. Jeremiah 29:6Take wives and have sons and daughters. Take wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Multiply there; do not decrease.

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