Genesis 34:18 — compare English translations

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Genesis 34:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּ yâṭab H3190 to be good דִבְרֵיהֶ֖ם dâbâr H1697 word בְּעֵינֵ֣י ʻayin H5869 eye חֲמ֑וֹר Chămôwr H2544 Hamor וּבְעֵינֵ֖י ʻayin H5869 eye שְׁכֶ֥ם Shᵉkem H7927 Shechem בֶּן bên H1121 son חֲמֽוֹר Chămôwr H2544 Hamor

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World English Bible Public Domain

Their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem, Hamor's son.
King James Version Public Domain

And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor’s son.

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