Genesis 34:23
21 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.
22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
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.
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- BSB
- Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”
- KJV
- Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
- WEB
- Won’t their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let’s give our consent to them, and they will dwell with us.”
- ASV
- Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
- DARBY
- Their cattle, and their possessions, and every beast of theirs, shall they not be ours? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.
- BLB
- Their livestock and their property and every animal of theirs, will they not [be] ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.”
- ÅB
- Deres buskap og deres gods og alle deres kløvdyr, blir ikke alt det vårt når vi bare er dem til vilje, så de blir boende hos oss?
- OTB
- Vil ikke deres buskap, deres eiendom og alle deres dyr bli våre? La oss gå med på deres vilkår, så vil de bosette seg blant oss."
- B1930
- Deres buskap og deres gods og alle deres kløvdyr, blir ikke alt det vårt når vi bare er dem til vilje, så de blir boende hos oss?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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