Genesis 34:23

Genesis 34:23 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)Won’t their livestock, their property and all their other animals become ours? So let us agree to their terms, and they will settle among us.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Will not their livestock, their property, and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.”

Context of Genesis 34:23

21“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. 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. Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.” 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. 25Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

Genesis 34:23 word by word

מִקְנֵהֶ֤ם וְקִנְיָנָם֙ וְכָל־בְּהֶמְתָּ֔ם הֲל֥וֹא לָ֖נוּ הֵ֑ם אַ֚ךְ נֵא֣וֹתָה לָהֶ֔ם וְיֵשְׁב֖וּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• their livestockמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• their possessionsקִנְיָןqinyân · acquisitionH7075
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• theirהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• animalsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• Onlyאַךְ'ak · surelyH389
• let us consentאוּת'ûth · to consentH225
• and they will dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• among usאֵת'êth · withH854

Cross-references for Genesis 34:23

• Proverbs 1:12let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.
• Proverbs 23:4Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
• Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
• John 2:16To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”
• 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.
• Acts 19:24It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen.
• 1 Timothy 6:6Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.

Commentaries on Genesis 34:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Shall not their cattle and their substance - be ours? - This was a bait held out for the poor unsuspecting people of Hamor by their prince and his son, who were not much less deceived than the people themselves.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-31Verses 1-31 - Dinah‘s Dishonor This chapter records the rape of Dinah and the revenge of her brothers. Genesis 34:1-5 Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land. The Jewish doctors of a later period fix the marriageable age of a female at twelve years and a day. It is probable that Dinah was in her thirteenth year when she went out to visit the daughters of the land. Six or seven years, therefore, must have been spent by Jacob between Sukkoth, where…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-31Verses 20-31 The Shechemites submitted to the sacred rite, only to serve a turn, to please their prince, and to enrich themselves, and it was just with God to bring punishment upon them. As nothing secures us better than true religion, so nothing exposes us more than religion only pretended to. But Simeon and Levi were most unrighteous. Those who act wickedly, under the pretext of religion, are the worst enemies of the truth, and harden the hearts of many…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-24The Canaanite men agreed to the condition, and every male in the town was circumcised. This was not only to allow Shechem to marry Dinah. They also saw it as a way to gain everything that Jacob owned (34:23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311-4. Though freed from foreign troubles, Jacob met with a great domestic calamity in the fall of his only daughter. According to Josephus, she had been attending a festival; but it is highly probable that she had been often and freely mixing in the society of the place and that she, being a simple, inexperienced, and vain young woman, had been flattered by the attentions of the ruler's son. There must have been time and opportunities of acquaintance to…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 34:23

• Deception
• Dishonesty
• Vengeance

In the dictionaries

• Ask
• Consent
• Daughter
• Defile
• Dinah
• Folly
• Please
• Archaeology; Archaeology and Criticism
• Genesis
• Jacob (1)

Commentaries on Genesis 34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings