Genesis 34
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 34:20-23

20So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the 1gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

21“These men are 2friendly with us; therefore let them 3live in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is 4large enough for them. Let us take their daughters 5in marriage, and give our daughters to them.

22Only on this condition will the men consent to us to 6live with us, to become one people: that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised.

23Will not their livestock and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will 7live with us.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 34:20 Ruth 4:1; 2 Sam 15:2 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 34:21 Lit peaceful ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 34:21 Lit dwell ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 34:21 Lit wide of hands before them ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 34:21 Lit to us for wives ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 34:22 Lit dwell ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 34:23 Lit dwell ↩

Commentaries on Genesis 34

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