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Genesis 34:8-10

8And Hamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544communedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315of my sonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927longethחָֽשְׁקָ֤הcha.she.KahH2836for your daughterבְּבִתְּכֶ֔םbe.vi.te.KhemH1323:I pray you giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414her him to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

9And make ye marriagesוְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּve.hit.cha.te.NuH2859with us, andgiveתִּתְּנוּ־ti.te.nu-H5414your daughtersבְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323unto us, and takeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323unto you.

10And ye shall dwellתֵּשֵׁ֑בוּte.She.vuH3427with us: and the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440;dwellשְׁבוּ֙she.VuH3427and tradeוּסְחָר֔וּהָu.se.cha.Ru.haH5503ye therein, and get you possessionsוְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270therein.

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