that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Genesis 34:20 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, More versionsKing 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 in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Now Ephron was sitting in the midst of the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honoured above all the house of his father.
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man had a suit which should come to the king for judgement, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,
Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: They shall not be ashamed, When they speak with their enemies in the gate.
Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.
They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins; ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right.
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgement in the gate: it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth with his neighbour; execute the judgement of truth and peace in your gates:
then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have done this evil thing, unto thy gates, even the man or the woman; and thou shalt stone them with stones, that they die.
Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside, and sat down.