Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. New Living Translation Hamor and his son Shechem agreed to their proposal. English Standard Version Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor’s son Shechem. Berean Standard Bible Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. King James Bible And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. New King James Version And their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. New American Standard Bible Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. NASB 1995 Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. NASB 1977 Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. Legacy Standard Bible Now their words seemed good in the sight of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. Amplified Bible Their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and his son Shechem, Christian Standard Bible Their words seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. Holman Christian Standard Bible Their words seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. American Standard Version And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. Contemporary English Version Hamor and Shechem liked what was said. English Revised Version And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. GOD'S WORD® Translation Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. Good News Translation These terms seemed fair to Hamor and his son Shechem, International Standard Version What they said pleased Hamor and his son Shechem, Majority Standard Bible Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. NET Bible Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem. New Heart English Bible Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son. Webster's Bible Translation And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. World English Bible Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor’s son; Young's Literal Translation And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son; Smith's Literal Translation And their words will be pleasing in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTheir offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem his son: Catholic Public Domain Version Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem. New American Bible Their proposal pleased Hamor and his son Shechem. New Revised Standard Version Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor’s son Shechem. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem, Hamor's son. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And their words were pleasing in the eyes of Khamor and in the eyes of Shekeem his son. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the words pleased Emmor, and Sychem the son of Emmor. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers…17But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.” 18Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. 19The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.… Cross References Genesis 49:5-7 Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence. / May I never enter their council; may I never join their assembly. For they kill men in their anger, and hamstring oxen on a whim. / Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel. Exodus 34:16 And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same. Deuteronomy 7:3-4 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. Joshua 9:14-15 Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not seek the counsel of the LORD. / And Joshua made a treaty of peace with them to let them live, and the leaders of the congregation swore an oath to them. Judges 14:1-3 One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman. / So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.” / But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.” 2 Samuel 13:12-14 “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing! / Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.” / But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her. 1 Kings 11:1-2 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. Nehemiah 13:25-27 I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! / Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. / Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?” Psalm 106:35 but they mingled with the nations and adopted their customs. Proverbs 6:32 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. Proverbs 7:21-23 With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him. / He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap, / until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life. Matthew 5:28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. Mark 7:21-23 For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, / greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. / All these evils come from within, and these are what defile a man.” John 8:34 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Treasury of Scripture And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. Jump to Previous Eyes Good Hamor Pleased Pleasing Proposal Reasonable Seemed Shechem WordsJump to Next Eyes Good Hamor Pleased Pleasing Proposal Reasonable Seemed Shechem WordsGenesis 34 1. Dinah is ravished by Shechem.4. He requests to marry her. 13. The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites. 20. Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it. 25. The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city. 30. Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi. Their offer The phrase "their offer" refers to the proposal made by Jacob's sons to Hamor and Shechem. In the Hebrew text, the word for "offer" can be understood as a proposal or condition. This reflects the negotiation process in ancient Near Eastern cultures, where agreements were often reached through dialogue and mutual consent. The offer here is part of a larger narrative involving the defilement of Dinah and the subsequent demand for intermarriage and circumcision. It highlights the complexities of familial and tribal negotiations in biblical times. seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Their offerדִבְרֵיהֶ֖ם (ḏiḇ·rê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause seemed good וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּ (way·yî·ṭə·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing to Hamor חֲמ֑וֹר (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2544: Hamor -- father of Shechem and his חֲמֽוֹר׃ (ḥă·mō·wr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 2544: Hamor -- father of Shechem son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son Shechem. שְׁכֶ֥ם (šə·ḵem) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7927: Shechem -- 'ridge', a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor Links Genesis 34:18 NIVGenesis 34:18 NLT Genesis 34:18 ESV Genesis 34:18 NASB Genesis 34:18 KJV Genesis 34:18 BibleApps.com Genesis 34:18 Biblia Paralela Genesis 34:18 Chinese Bible Genesis 34:18 French Bible Genesis 34:18 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 34:18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem Hamor's (Gen. 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