Genesis 34:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 34:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 34:8 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to w..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 34:8 — KJV
“And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.”
— Genesis 34:8 (KJV)
Genesis 34:8 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 34:8
“If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:8: saying, soul, son
“And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:8: saying, son, daughter
“And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. thistle: or, furze bush, or, thorn a wild...: Heb. a beast of the field”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:8: saying, son, daughter
“And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:8: hamor, communed, saying
“If his master have given him a wife, and she have born him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:8: son, daughter, give
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