Genesis 34:4

and spake vnto his father Hemor saynge gett me this mayde vnto my wyfe.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

3and his harte laye vnto Dina ye doughter of Iacob. And he loued yt damsell and spake kidly vnto her

5And Iacob herde that he had defyled Dina his doughter but his sonnes were with the catell in the felde and therfore he helde his peace vntill they were come.

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:2-6

Dinah Dishonoured. ( b. c. 1732.) 1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter:… Read the whole commentary →

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