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You give us your daughters for our sons, and we will give you our daughters for your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And make ye marriages with us, <i>and</i> give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And [beyond that] intermarry with us; give your daughters to us [as wives] and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why don't you start letting your families marry into our families and ours marry into yours? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take ours for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Let us make an agreement that there will be intermarriage between our people and yours. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Intermarry with us. Give your daughters to us and take our sons for yourselves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Intermarry with us. Let us marry your daughters, and take our daughters as wives for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Arrange marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And make ye marriages with us: give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and join in marriage with us; you give your daughters to us, and you take our daughters for yourselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and join ye in marriage with us; your daughters ye give to us, and our daughters ye take to yourselves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And contract ye marriages with us; ye shall give your daughters to us, and ye shall take our daughters to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And let us contract marriages one with another: give us your daughters and take you our daughters, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And let us celebrate marriages with one with another. Give us your daughters, and receive our daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Intermarry with us, and give your daughters to us in marriage, and take our daughters to you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And be married with us; give your daughter to us and take our daughters to yourselves.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and intermarry with us. Give us your daughters, and take our daughters for your sons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/34-9.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=8558" 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">8</span>But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2859.htm" title="2859: wə·hiṯ·ḥat·tə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-Imp-mp) -- Make oneself a daughter's husband. A primitive root; to give away in marriage; hence to contract affinity by marriage.">Intermarry with us;</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’ō·ṯā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tə·nū- (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">give</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">us</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·ṯê·ḵem (N-fpc:: 2mp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">your daughters,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: tiq·ḥū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and take</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·ṯê·nū (N-fpc:: 1cp) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">our daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for yourselves.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”…<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="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a></span><br />And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a></span><br />Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a></span><br />For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25-27</a></span><br />I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! / Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. / Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/3-5.htm">Judges 3:5-6</a></span><br />Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. / And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12</a></span><br />Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a></span><br />Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a></span><br />A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-5.htm">1 Corinthians 9:5</a></span><br />Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2</a></span><br />I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31</a></span><br />“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6-9</a></span><br />However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-2.htm">Romans 7:2-3</a></span><br />For instance, a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage. / So then, if she is joined to another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And make you marriages with us, and give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2</a></b></br> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they <i>were</i> fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-14.htm">Genesis 19:14</a></b></br> And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3</a></b></br> And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Intermarry</a> <a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Join</a> <a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Marriages</a> <a href="/genesis/29-1.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/genesis/33-12.htm">Together</a> <a href="/genesis/22-5.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/34-16.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Intermarry</a> <a href="/exodus/1-10.htm">Join</a> <a href="/genesis/49-6.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/genesis/34-12.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Marriages</a> <a href="/genesis/35-29.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Together</a> <a href="/genesis/34-10.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>Intermarry with us;</b><br>This phrase reflects the proposal made by Hamor and Shechem to Jacob and his sons after the incident involving Dinah. In the ancient Near Eastern context, intermarriage was often a means of forming alliances and ensuring peace between different tribes or groups. However, for the Israelites, intermarriage with the Canaanites was discouraged due to the potential for leading them away from their covenant relationship with God (<a href="/exodus/34-16.htm">Exodus 34:16</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). This proposal can be seen as a test of the Israelites' commitment to their distinct identity and covenant obligations.<p><b>give us your daughters</b><br>The request to give daughters in marriage highlights the cultural practice of arranged marriages, which were common in biblical times. Daughters were often given in marriage to strengthen familial ties and alliances. This request also underscores the patriarchal nature of the society, where family heads made decisions regarding marriages. The giving of daughters to the Canaanites would have been seen as compromising the purity and distinctiveness of the Israelite lineage, which was meant to be set apart for God's purposes.<p><b>and take our daughters for yourselves.</b><br>This part of the proposal suggests a reciprocal arrangement, where the Israelites would also take Canaanite women as wives. Such intermarriage could lead to the assimilation of Israel into Canaanite culture and religious practices, which was contrary to God's command for Israel to remain separate and holy (<a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a>). The potential for idolatry and syncretism was a significant concern, as seen in later biblical narratives where intermarriage led to spiritual decline (e.g., Solomon's marriages in <a href="/1_kings/11.htm">1 Kings 11:1-4</a>). This phrase also foreshadows the ongoing struggle for Israel to maintain its identity amidst surrounding nations.<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 covenant 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 intermarriage between his people and Jacob's family.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, 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 proposal for intermarriage represents a temptation to compromise the distinctiveness of God's people. Believers today must be cautious of alliances that could lead them away from their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_influence_vs._godly_influence.htm">Cultural Influence vs. Godly Influence</a></b><br>The account highlights the tension between cultural assimilation and maintaining a godly identity. Christians are called to be in the world but not of it, influencing rather than being influenced by secular culture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>God's commands regarding separation from pagan practices were meant to protect His people. Obedience to God's Word remains crucial for spiritual health and witness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_faith.htm">Family and Faith</a></b><br>The family unit is central to God's plan for His people. Decisions about marriage and family should be guided by faith and commitment to God's principles.<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/is_circumcision_in_gen_34_22_anachronistic.htm">Genesis 34:22 - Could the use of circumcision as a deceptive tactic reflect an anachronistic or exaggerated element in the text?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_esau's_wives_differ_in_genesis.htm">In Genesis 36:2-3, Esau's wives differ from those mentioned in Genesis 26:34 and 28:9--why the discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezra_9_2_oppose_ruth's_story.htm">Does Ezra 9:2 contradict the acceptance of foreign converts in other passages of Scripture, such as the story of Ruth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_34_27-29__how_does_it_align_with_later_laws.htm">Genesis 34:27-29 - How does the looting and enslavement of the city align with later biblical laws condemning such acts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/34-9.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">Intermarry with us;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiṯ·ḥat·tə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2859.htm">Strong's 2859: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">give</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּתְּנוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(tit·tə·nū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֔נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">your daughters,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and take</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקְח֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for yourselves.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/34-9.htm">Genesis 34:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/34-9.htm">OT Law: Genesis 34:9 Make marriages with us (Gen. 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