Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah; but his sons were with his cattle in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.
Genesis 34:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But Hamor father of Shechem went out to Jacob to have a talk with him. American Standard Version (1901) And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. Common English Bible Meanwhile, Hamor, Shechem’s father, went out to Jacob to speak with him. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when Hamor, the father of Shechem, had gone out to speak to Jacob, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Hemor, the father of Sichem, was come out to speak to Jacob, |
Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah; but his sons were with his cattle in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.
The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard of it; and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had wrought folly in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who are we of Shechem, that we should serve him? Did not the son of Jerubbaal and Zebul his officer serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem? Why then should we serve him?