Genesis 34:16
14 “We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
15 We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.
17 But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”
18 Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.
- KJV
- Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
- WEB
- then will we give our daughters to you; and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
- ASV
- then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
- DARBY
- then will we give our daughters to you, and take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and be one people.
- BLB
- And we will give our daughters to you⁺, and your⁺ daughters we will take for us. And we will dwell with you⁺, and we will become one people.
- ÅB
- Da vil vi gi dere våre døtre og gifte oss med deres døtre og bo hos dere, så vi blir ett folk.
- OTB
- Da vil vi gi dere våre døtre og ta deres døtre for oss selv. Vi vil bo blant dere og bli ett folk.
- B1930
- Da vil vi gi eder våre døtre og gifte oss med eders døtre og bo hos eder, så vi blir ett folk.