Genesis 34:20

34:20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate ¹  of their city and spoke to the men of their city,

Genesis 43:19

43:19 So they approached the man who was in charge of Joseph’s household and spoke to him at the entrance to the house.

Genesis 34:13

34:13 Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully when they spoke because Shechem ²  had violated their sister Dinah.

Genesis 45:27

45:27 But when they related to him everything Joseph had said to them, ³  and when he saw the wagons that Joseph had sent to transport him, their father Jacob’s spirit revived.

[34:20]  ¹ sn The gate. In an ancient Near Eastern city the gate complex was the location for conducting important public business.

[34:13]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Shechem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[45:27]  ³ tn Heb “and they spoke to him all the words of Joseph which he had spoke to them.”