And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

And when Hemor the father of Sichem was come out to speak to Jacob,

And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob, to speak to him.

Then Hamor, the father of Shechem, came out to have a talk with Jacob.

Then, when Hamor, the father of Shechem, had gone out to speak to Jacob,

Egressus est autem Hamor pater Sechem ad Iahacob, ut loqueretur cum eo.

And Hamor, the father of Shechem, went out unto Jacob,.... Unto the tent of Jacob without the city:
to commune with him; to talk with him about the affair of Dinah, to pacify him, and endeavour to gain his consent, that his son might marry her, and to settle the, terms and conditions of the marriage.

Hamor--that is, "ass"; and it is a striking proof of the very different ideas which, in the East, are associated with that animal, which there appears sprightly, well proportioned, and of great activity. This chief is called Emmor (Acts 7:16).