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The Defiling of Dinah

Genesis 34:11

In 11 translations

BSB
Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
KJV
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
WEB
Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give.
ASV
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
LSV
And Shechem says to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which you say to me, I give;
YLT
And Shechem saith unto her father, and unto her brethren, 'Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which ye say unto me, I give;
DBY
And Shechem said to her father and to her brethren, Let me find favour in your eyes; and what ye shall say to me I will give.
DRC
Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me find favour in your sight: and whatsoever you shall appoint I will give.
GNV
Shechem also said vnto her father and vnto her brethren, Let me finde fauour in your eyes, and I will giue whatsoeuer ye shall appoint me.
JPS
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren: 'Let me find favour in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
LXXE
And Sychem said to her father and to her brothers, I would find grace before you, and we will give whatever ye shall name.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁכֶם֙ אֶל־אָבִ֣יה וְאֶל־אַחֶ֔יהָ אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֛וּ אֵלַ֖י אֶתֵּֽן׃BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
LXX-Br
Εἶπε δὲ Συχὲμ πρὸς τὸν πατέρα αὐτῆς, καὶ πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῆς, εὕροιμι χάριν ἐναντίον ὑμῶν· καὶ ὃ ἐὰν εἴπητε, δώσομεν.

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  • Genesis 33:15“Let me leave some of my people with you,” Esau said. But Jacob replied, “Why do that? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
  • Genesis 18:3“My lord,” said Abraham, “if I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass your servant by.

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