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Genesis 34:9

7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

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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
Intermarry with us; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves.
KJV
And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
WEB
Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
ASV
And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
DARBY
And make marriages with us: give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.
BLB
And make marriages with us; your⁺ daughters you⁺ shall give to us, and our daughters you⁺ shall take for yourselves.
ÅB
og inngå svogerskap med oss, gi oss deres døtre og ta dere våre døtre!
OTB
Inngå ekteskapelige allianser med oss; tilby oss deres døtre og ta våre for dere selv.
B1930
og inngå svogerskap med oss, gi oss eders døtre og ta I våre døtre!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 7:3

    Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

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  • Genesis 24:3

    And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

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  • Genesis 6:2

    That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

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  • Genesis 26:34–35

    And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

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  • Genesis 19:14

    And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

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  • Genesis 27:46

    And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

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