He dwelled in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Genesis 34:4 - Tree of Life Version So Shechem said to his father Hamor saying, “Get me this girl for a 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. |
He dwelled in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
But his soul clung to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter, and he loved the young woman and spoke reassuringly to the young woman.
Now Jacob had heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah while his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob kept quiet until they came in.
I—where could I go with my shame? You—you will be as one of the disgraceful fools in Israel. Now, please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
take wives and have sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, so that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and do not decrease.
So he came back and told his father and mother saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. So now get her for me as a wife.”