Genesis 34:21
19 The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
20 So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.
22 But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.
23 Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”
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
- “These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.
- KJV
- These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
- WEB
- “These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters to us for wives, and let’s give them our daughters.
- ASV
- These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
- DARBY
- These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it. And the land behold, it is of wide extent before them. We will take their daughters as wives, and give them our daughters.
- BLB
- “These men, they [are] at peace with us; so let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for, behold, the land [is] broad of hands before them. Let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give our daughters to them.
- ÅB
- Disse menn vil gjerne være venner med oss og vil bo her i landet og dra omkring her, og landet er jo vidt nok for dem; vi vil gifte oss med deres døtre og gi dem våre døtre.
- OTB
- "Disse mennene er vennlige med oss," sa de. "La dem bo i landet og handle i det; landet er stort nok for dem. Vi kan ta deres døtre som koner og gi våre døtre til dem.
- B1930
- Disse menn vil gjerne være venner med oss og vil bo her i landet og dra omkring her, og landet er jo vidt nok for dem; vi vil gifte oss med deres døtre og gi dem våre døtre.