Genesis 34:20

And Chamor and Shechem bno came unto the Sha'ar of their city, and they spoke with the anashim of their city, saying,

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

In Context

19And the na'ar deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Bat Ya'akov; and he was more respected than kol Bais Aviv.

21These anashim are shlemim (peaceable) with us; therefore let them settle in HaAretz, and let them trade therein for HaAretz, hinei, it is plenty of room for them; let us take their banot to us as nashim, and let us give them benoteinu.

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Cross References

Genesis 22:17That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy zera as the stars of the skies, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy zera shall possess the gate of his enemies;

Deuteronomy 17:5Then shalt thou bring forth that ish or that isha, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy she'arim, even that ish or that isha, and shalt stone them with avanim, till they die.

2 Samuel 15:2And Avshalom rose up early, and stood beside the derech hasha'ar; and it was so, that when any ish that had a riv (lawsuit, complaint) came to HaMelech for mishpat, then Avshalom called unto him, and said, Of what town art thou? And he said, Thy eved is of one of the Shivtei Yisroel.

Proverbs 31:23Her ba'al (husband) is known in the she'arim, 1 when he sitteth among the ziknei eretz. 1

Amos 5:12For I have da'as of your manifold peysha'im 1 and your mighty chattaim (sins); 1 they afflict the tzaddik, they take a bribe, 1 and they turn aside the poor in the sha'ar (gate, court) from their right. 1

Zechariah 8:16These are the things that ye must do: 1 Speak ye every man emes to his neighbor; 1 execute the judgment of mishpat shalom 1 in your she'arim (gates, courts); 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:19-25

18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives,… Read the whole commentary →

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