While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
Genesis 34:4 - New International Version (Anglicised) And Shechem said to his father Hamor, ‘Get me this girl as my wife.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Shechem said to his father Hamor, Get me this girl to be my wife. American Standard Version (1901) And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. Common English Bible Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get this girl for me as my wife.” Catholic Public Domain Version And going on to Hamor, his father, he said, "Obtain this girl for me as a mate." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife. |
While he was living in the Desert of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from Egypt.
His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled, his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.
What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you.’
Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they too may have sons and daughters. Increase in number there; do not decrease.
When he returned, he said to his father and mother, ‘I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.’