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Live in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And you may live among us; the land is open to you! Settle here and trade with us. And feel free to buy property in the area.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you. Dwell and trade in it, and acquire possessions for yourselves in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So you will live with us, and the land shall be open to you; live and trade in it and acquire property in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Thus you shall live with us, and the land shall be open before you; live and trade in it and acquire property in it.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Thus you shall live with us, and the land shall be <i>open</i> before you; live and trade in it, and acquire property in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus you shall live with us, and the land shall be <i>open</i> before you; live and trade in it and take possession of property in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In this way you shall live with us; the country will be open to you; live and do business in it and acquire property <i>and</i> possessions in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire property in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire property in it.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You can share this land with us. Move freely about until you find the property you want; then buy it and settle down here. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You can live with us, and the land will be yours. Live here, move about freely in this area, and acquire property here."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then you may stay here in our country with us; you may live anywhere you wish, trade freely, and own property." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Live with us anywhere you want. Live, trade, and grow rich in it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You may live among us, and the land will be open to you. Live in it, travel freely in it, and acquire property in it." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live and trade in it, and acquire property in it."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You shall dwell with us, and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you dwell with us, and the land is before you; dwell and trade [in] it, and have possessions in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade in it, and have possessions in it.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you; dwell ye and traffic in it, and take possession in it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade,and possess it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And live with us. The land is in your power: cultivate, trade, and possess it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus you can live among us. The land is open before you. Settle and move about freely in it and acquire holdings here.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall live with us; and the land shall be open to you; live and trade in it, and get property in it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And dwell with us; behold, the land is before you; dwell and trade in it and inherit in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And dwell with us and behold, the land is before you; dwell and trade and inherit in it.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And ye shall dwell with us; and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And dwell in the midst of us; and, behold, the land is spacious before you, dwell in it, and trade, and get possessions in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/34-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8563" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">The Defiling of Dinah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Intermarry with us; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: tê·šê·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">You may settle</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: wə·’it·tā·nū (Conj-w:: Prep:: 1cp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">among us,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">and the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê·ḵem (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">open to you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">Live here,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5503.htm" title="5503: ū·sə·ḥā·rū·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp:: 3fs) -- To go around or about, travel about. A primitive root; to travel round; intensively, to palpitate.">move about freely,</a> <a href="/hebrew/270.htm" title="270: wə·hê·’ā·ḥă·zū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Imp-mp) -- To grasp, take hold, take possession. A primitive root; to seize.">and acquire your own property.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/bāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- "></a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-9.htm">Genesis 13:9</a></span><br />Is not the whole land before you? Now separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Genesis 23:6</a></span><br />“Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-6.htm">Genesis 47:6</a></span><br />the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-1.htm">Numbers 32:1-5</a></span><br />Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock. / So the Gadites and Reubenites came to Moses, Eleazar the priest, and the leaders of the congregation, and said, / “Ataroth, Dibon, Jazer, Nimrah, Heshbon, Elealeh, Sebam, Nebo, and Beon, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-19.htm">Joshua 22:19</a></span><br />If indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ruth/1-16.htm">Ruth 1:16</a></span><br />But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/27-5.htm">1 Samuel 27:5-6</a></span><br />Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?” / That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-23.htm">2 Samuel 24:23</a></span><br />O king, Araunah gives all these to the king.” He also said to the king, “May the LORD your God accept you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-2.htm">1 Kings 21:2</a></span><br />So Ahab said to Naboth, “Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place—or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-6.htm">2 Kings 8:6</a></span><br />When the king asked the woman, she confirmed it. So the king appointed for her an officer, saying, “Restore all that was hers, along with all the proceeds of the field from the day that she left the country until now.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/40-4.htm">Jeremiah 40:4</a></span><br />But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/47-22.htm">Ezekiel 47:22-23</a></span><br />You shall allot it as an inheritance for yourselves and for the foreigners who dwell among you and who have children. You are to treat them as native-born Israelites; along with you, they shall be allotted an inheritance among the tribes of Israel. / In whatever tribe a foreigner dwells, you are to assign his inheritance there,” declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-5.htm">Matthew 5:5</a></span><br />Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a></span><br />And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade you therein, and get you possessions therein.</p><p class="hdg">and the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Genesis 34:21-23</a></b></br> These men <i>are</i> peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, <i>it is</i> large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-9.htm">Genesis 13:9</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if <i>thou wilt take</i> the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if <i>thou depart</i> to the right hand, then I will go to the left.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-15.htm">Genesis 20:15</a></b></br> And Abimelech said, Behold, my land <i>is</i> before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ephesians/1-14.htm">Acquire</a> <a href="/genesis/34-2.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/30-20.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/31-32.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/27-5.htm">Open</a> <a href="/genesis/32-23.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/genesis/31-18.htm">Property</a> <a href="/genesis/25-18.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Trade</a> <a href="/genesis/34-9.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/25-28.htm">Acquire</a> <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Country</a> <a href="/genesis/34-16.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/34-16.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Open</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Property</a> <a href="/genesis/34-16.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Therein</a> <a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Trade</a> <a href="/genesis/35-2.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Dinah is ravished by Shechem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-4.htm">He requests to marry her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/34.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/34.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You may settle among us</b><br>This invitation from Hamor to Jacob and his sons reflects the ancient Near Eastern custom of offering hospitality and forming alliances through intermarriage and land agreements. The Shechemites' offer indicates a desire for peaceful coexistence and mutual benefit. This phrase also highlights the tension between God's call for Israel to be a distinct people and the temptation to assimilate with surrounding nations, which is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>).<p><b>and the land will be open to you</b><br>The promise of open land suggests a generous offer of integration and economic opportunity. In the ancient world, land was a primary source of wealth and sustenance. This offer can be seen as a test of faithfulness to God's promise to give the land of Canaan to Abraham's descendants (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>). The Shechemites' proposal contrasts with God's command for Israel to possess the land through divine guidance rather than human alliances.<p><b>Live here</b><br>The invitation to live among the Shechemites implies a permanent settlement, which could lead to cultural and religious assimilation. This reflects the broader biblical narrative where God's people are often tempted to settle in foreign lands, risking the loss of their distinct identity and covenant relationship with God (e.g., the Israelites in Egypt and Babylon).<p><b>move about freely</b><br>This phrase suggests freedom of movement and integration into the local economy and society. It implies a level of trust and acceptance by the Shechemites. However, it also presents a potential compromise of Israel's distinctiveness and mission to be a holy nation set apart for God's purposes (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>).<p><b>and acquire your own property</b><br>The offer to acquire property indicates a significant level of acceptance and potential prosperity. In biblical times, owning land was crucial for establishing a lasting presence and legacy. This offer could be seen as a temptation to rely on human means for security and prosperity rather than trusting in God's provision and timing. It also foreshadows the later challenges Israel faces in maintaining their covenant identity while living among other nations (e.g., the period of the Judges and the monarchy).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>- A city in the land of Canaan, significant in biblical history as a place of both promise and conflict.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hamor.htm">Hamor</a></b><br>- The father of Shechem, a Hivite prince, who proposes a peaceful coexistence with Jacob's family.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>- The patriarch of the Israelite tribes, whose family is involved in the events of <a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Genesis 34</a>.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dinah.htm">Dinah</a></b><br>- Jacob's daughter, whose defilement by Shechem sets off the events of this chapter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_hivites.htm">The Hivites</a></b><br>- A Canaanite people living in the region, represented by Hamor and Shechem in this account.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_dangers_of_compromise.htm">The Dangers of Compromise</a></b><br>The invitation to settle and integrate with the Hivites represents a temptation to compromise the distinct identity and calling of God's people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Believers must exercise discernment in their relationships and alliances, ensuring they align with God's purposes and commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trusting_in_god's_promises.htm">Trusting in God's Promises</a></b><br>Despite the allure of immediate benefits, God's promises and commands should guide our decisions and actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>The events in <a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Genesis 34</a> remind us of the far-reaching consequences of sin and the importance of seeking God's guidance in resolving conflicts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_distinct_people.htm">Living as a Distinct People</a></b><br>Christians are called to live as a distinct people, set apart for God's purposes, even when faced with opportunities for worldly gain.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_philistines_in_genesis_contradict_history.htm">Why does the existence of Philistines in Genesis contradict the historical record, as they arrived centuries later?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_flawless.htm">What is Canaan's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_hittites_in_hebron,_gen_23.htm">How can we verify the historical accuracy of the Hittites' presence in Hebron as mentioned in Genesis 23:3-10?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/jacob's_blessings_for_his_sons.htm">What are Jacob's prophetic blessings for his sons?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Ye shall dwell with us.</span>--Hamor proposes that Jacob's family shall abandon their nomad life, and settle among the Hivites. and trade with them, and get possessions, not merely of cattle and movable goods, but of immovable property. He wished the two clans to coalesce into one community.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/34-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You may settle</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tê·šê·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among us,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִתָּ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’it·tā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the land</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">{will} be</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּהְיֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">open to you.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Live here,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">move about freely,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּסְחָר֔וּהָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·sə·ḥā·rū·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5503.htm">Strong's 5503: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go around or about, travel about</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and acquire your own property.”</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·’ā·ḥă·zū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_270.htm">Strong's 270: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grasp, take hold, take possession</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/34-10.htm">Genesis 34:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/34-10.htm">OT Law: Genesis 34:10 You shall dwell with us and (Gen. 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