Genesis 34:23

Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22But 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.

24All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.

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Cross References

Proverbs 1:12let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.

Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

John 6:26Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it is not because you saw these signs that you are looking for Me, but because you ate the loaves and had your fill.

1 Timothy 6:6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:19-25

18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. 20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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