Genesis 34:2,6 - Compare All Versions
Genesis 34:2 NIV (New International Version)
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.
Genesis 34:6 NIV (New International Version)
Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.
Genesis 34:2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her.
Genesis 34:6 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.
Genesis 34:2 NLT (New Living Translation)
But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her.
Genesis 34:6 NLT (New Living Translation)
Hamor, Shechem’s father, came to discuss the matter with Jacob.
Genesis 34:2 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
When Shechem — son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region’s chieftain — saw her, he took her and raped her.
Genesis 34:6 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
Genesis 34:2 KJV (King James Version)
And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
Genesis 34:6 KJV (King James Version)
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
Genesis 34:2 NKJV (New King James Version)
And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her.
Genesis 34:6 NKJV (New King James Version)
Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.
Genesis 34:1-4 MSG (The Message)
One day Dinah, the daughter Leah had given Jacob, went to visit some of the women in that country. Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite who was chieftain there, saw her and raped her. Then he felt a strong attraction to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter, fell in love with her, and wooed her. Shechem went to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl for my wife.”
Genesis 34:5-7 MSG (The Message)
Jacob heard that Shechem had raped his daughter Dinah, but his sons were out in the fields with the livestock so he didn’t say anything until they got home. Hamor, Shechem’s father, went to Jacob to work out marriage arrangements. Meanwhile Jacob’s sons on their way back from the fields heard what had happened. They were outraged, explosive with anger. Shechem’s rape of Jacob’s daughter was intolerable in Israel and not to be put up with.
Genesis 34:2 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her and raped her.
Genesis 34:6 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.
Genesis 34:2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince (sheik) of the land, saw her, he kidnapped her and lay [intimately] with her by force [humbling and offending her].
Genesis 34:6 AMP (Amplified Bible)
But Shechem’s father Hamor went to Jacob to talk with him.
Genesis 34:2 NET (New English Translation)
When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her.
Genesis 34:6 NET (New English Translation)
Then Shechem’s father Hamor went to speak with Jacob about Dinah.