Genesis 34:20

And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

And Hamor {H2544} and Shechem {H7927} his son {H1121} came {H935} unto the gate {H8179} of their city {H5892}, and communed {H1696} with the men {H582} of their city {H5892}, saying {H559},

Hamor and Sh'khem his son came to the entrance of their city and spoke with its leading men:

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:

And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Ruth 4:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the 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.

  • Genesis 22:17 (2 votes)

    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;

  • 2 Samuel 15:2 (2 votes)

    And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was [so], that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, 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.

  • Deuteronomy 17:5 (2 votes)

    Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman, which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, [even] that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die.

  • Proverbs 31:23 (2 votes)

    Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.

  • Amos 5:10 (2 votes)

    They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

  • Amos 5:15 (2 votes)

    Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.