that I shall certainly bless you, and I shall certainly increase your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, and let your seed possess the gate of their enemies.
Genesis 34:20 - The Scriptures 2009 And Ḥamor and Sheḵem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying, Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their [enclosed] town and discussed the matter with the citizens, saying, American Standard Version (1901) And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, Common English Bible Hamor and his son Shechem went to their city’s gate and spoke to the men of their city: Catholic Public Domain Version And entering at the gate of the city, they spoke to the people: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people: |
that I shall certainly bless you, and I shall certainly increase your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, and let your seed possess the gate of their enemies.
And Ephron dwelt among the sons of Ḥĕth. And Ephron the Ḥittite answered Aḇraham in the hearing of the sons of Ḥĕth, all who entered at the gate of his city, saying,
And the young man did not delay to do this because he delighted in Ya‛aqoḇ’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father.
“These men are at peace with us, so let them dwell in the land and move about in it. And see, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters for us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
And Aḇshalom used to rise early and stand beside the way to the gate. And it came to be, whenever anyone who had a complaint came to the sovereign for a right-ruling, that Aḇshalom would call to him and say, “What city are you from?” And when he said, “Your servant is from such and such a tribe of Yisra’ĕl,”
When I went out to the gate by the city, to take my seat in the open square,
Blessed is the man Who has filled his quiver with them. They are not ashamed, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Her husband is known in the gates, When he sits among the elders of the land.
They hated the one who reproves in the gate, and they despise the one who speaks the truth.
For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great, afflicting the righteous and accepting bribes, and turning aside the poor at the gate.
Hate evil and love good, and set up right-ruling in the gate. It might be that יהוה Elohim of hosts shows favour to the remnant of Yosĕph.
These are the words you should do: speak the truth to one another, judge with truth and right-ruling for peace in your gates.
then you shall bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil matter, and you shall stone to death that man or woman with stones.
And Bo‛az went up to the gate and sat down there. And see, the redeemer of whom Bo‛az had spoken came by. And Bo‛az said, “Turn aside, So-and-so, sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down.