Genesis 34:21

הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִים הֵם אִתָּנוּ וְיֵשְׁבוּ בָאָרֶץ וְיִסְחֲרוּ אֹתָהּ וְהָאָרֶץ הִנֵּה רַֽחֲבַת ־ יָדַיִם לִפְנֵיהֶם אֶת ־ בְּנֹתָם נִקַּֽח ־ לָנוּ לְנָשִׁים וְאֶת ־ בְּנֹתֵינוּ נִתֵּן לָהֶֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20וַיָּבֹא חֲמוֹר וּשְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ אֶל ־ שַׁעַר עִירָם וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ אֶל ־ אַנְשֵׁי עִירָם לֵאמֹֽר ׃

22אַךְ ־ בְּזֹאת יֵאֹתוּ לָנוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים לָשֶׁבֶת אִתָּנוּ לִהְיוֹת לְעַם אֶחָד בְּהִמּוֹל לָנוּ כָּל ־ זָכָר כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵם נִמֹּלִֽים ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 42:34וְהָבִיאוּ אֶת ־ אֲחִיכֶם הַקָּטֹן אֵלַי וְאֵֽדְעָה כִּי לֹא מְרַגְּלִים אַתֶּם כִּי כֵנִים אַתֶּם אֶת ־ אֲחִיכֶם אֶתֵּן לָכֶם וְאֶת ־ הָאָרֶץ תִּסְחָֽרוּ ׃

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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