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Genesis 34:20-23

20AndHamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544andShechemוּשְׁכֶ֥םu.she.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of theircityעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5892, and communed with themenH376of theircityעִירָ֖ם'i.RamH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376are peaceable withusH5414; thereforeletH5414themdwellוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427in thelandבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776, andtradeוְיִסְחֲר֣וּve.yis.cha.RuH5503therein; for,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thelandוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is largeenoughיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027for them;letH5414usH5414takeנִקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947theirdaughtersבְּנֹתָם֙be.no.TamH1323tousH5414forwivesלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802, andletH5414usH5414giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414them ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323.

22Onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389on this condition will themenH376consentיֵאֹ֨תוּye.'O.tuH225untousH2063todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withusH2063, tobecomeלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961onepeopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971,ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145amongusH2063becircumcisedבְּהִמּ֥וֹלbe.hi.MolH4135, as they arecircumcisedנִמֹּלִֽים׃ni.mo.LimH4135.

23ShallnotH3808theircattleH929and their substance andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theirbeastsH929be ours?onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389letH3808usH929consentנֵא֣וֹתָהne.'o.tahH225unto them, and they willdwellוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427withusH929.

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