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We&#8217ll settle among you and become one people with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/34.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />then we will give you our daughters, and we’ll take your daughters for ourselves. We will live among you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live with you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live with you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live with you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live with you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then we will give our daughters to you [in marriage], and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live with you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then your families can marry into ours, and ours can marry into yours, and we can live together like one nation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then we'll give our daughters to you and take yours for ourselves, and we'll live with you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then we will agree to intermarriage. We will settle among you and become one people with you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then we'll give our daughters to you and take your daughters for ourselves, live among you, and be as a united people. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then we will give you our daughters to marry, and we will take your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then will we give our daughters to you; and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then we have given our daughters to you, and we take your daughters for ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have become one people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then we have given our daughters to you, and your daughters we take to ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have become one people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you and be one people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then will we mutually give and take your daughters, and ours: and we will dwell with you, and will be one people: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then we will mutually give and receive your daughters as well as ours; and we will live with you, and we will become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters in marriage; we will settle among you and become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then we will give our daughters to you in marriage, and take your daughters to us in marriage, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />We will give to you our daughters and your daughters we will take to us, and we will dwell with you and we will be one people.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And we will give our daughters to you, and we will take of your daughters for wives to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will be as one race.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/34-16.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=8612" 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 Revenge of Dinah's Brothers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Then we will give</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</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/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: niq·qaḥ- (V-Qal-Imperf-1cp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</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/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">for ourselves.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yā·šaḇ·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">We will dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tə·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">among you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and become</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”…<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/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a></span><br />Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / 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="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-18</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="/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="/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="/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="/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/9-1.htm">Ezra 9:1-2</a></span><br />After these things had been accomplished, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, including the priests and Levites, have not kept themselves separate from the surrounding peoples whose abominations are like those of the Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and Amorites. / Indeed, the Israelites have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and their sons, so that the holy seed has been mixed with the people of the land. And the leaders and officials have taken the lead in this unfaithfulness!”<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/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-11</a></span><br />I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a></span><br />You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.<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="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></span><br />Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-11.htm">Ephesians 5:11</a></span><br />Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/34-9.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/genesis/34-10.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/27-44.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/genesis/34-10.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/11-4.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/genesis/34-10.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/john/21-3.htm">We'll</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/37-10.htm">Ourselves</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Settle</a> <a href="/genesis/34-17.htm">We'll</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>Then we will give you our daughters</b><br>This phrase reflects the negotiation between Jacob's sons and the Shechemites following the defilement of Dinah. In ancient Near Eastern culture, marriages were often arranged to form alliances and secure peace between tribes or families. The offer to give daughters in marriage signifies a willingness to establish a covenant relationship, which was a common practice to ensure mutual benefit and protection. This proposal, however, is deceptive, as Jacob's sons have ulterior motives.<p><b>and take your daughters for ourselves.</b><br>The reciprocal nature of this agreement suggests a merging of families and cultures, which was significant in ancient times for expanding influence and resources. However, this also posed a threat to the distinct identity and covenantal purity of Jacob's family, as intermarriage with pagan nations was discouraged (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). This reflects the ongoing tension in the biblical narrative between maintaining faithfulness to God's covenant and the temptation to assimilate with surrounding cultures.<p><b>We will dwell among you</b><br>The promise to dwell among the Shechemites indicates a proposed integration into their society. In biblical terms, dwelling often implies a deeper relationship or presence, as seen in God's promise to dwell among His people (<a href="/exodus/29-45.htm">Exodus 29:45</a>). This phrase foreshadows the potential loss of distinctiveness for Jacob's family, highlighting the importance of remaining separate from pagan influences to fulfill God's promises.<p><b>and become one people.</b><br>Becoming "one people" suggests a complete unification, which would have significant implications for the identity and future of Jacob's descendants. This concept of unity contrasts with God's call for Israel to be a distinct nation set apart for His purposes (<a href="/leviticus/20-26.htm">Leviticus 20:26</a>). The proposal challenges the covenantal boundaries established by God, emphasizing the need for discernment and faithfulness in maintaining the integrity of God's chosen people.<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 where the events of <a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Genesis 34</a> take place. It is significant as a place of both promise and conflict in the biblical account.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/dinah.htm">Dinah</a></b><br>The daughter of Jacob and Leah, whose defilement by Shechem, the son of Hamor, sets off the events of this chapter.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelite tribes, father of Dinah, and a central figure in the unfolding events.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/hamor.htm">Hamor</a></b><br>The father of Shechem, who seeks to arrange a marriage between his son and Dinah to resolve the conflict.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/simeon_and_levi.htm">Simeon and Levi</a></b><br>Sons of Jacob and Leah, who take a leading role in the response to Dinah's defilement.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>The proposal to intermarry and become "one people" highlights the risk of compromising faith and values for the sake of peace or advantage. Believers are called to maintain distinctiveness in their walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_deception.htm">The Consequences of Deception</a></b><br>Simeon and Levi's deceitful plan, which involves using a sacred sign (circumcision) for personal vengeance, serves as a warning against using God's commands for manipulative purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_justice_and_mercy.htm">The Importance of Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While the desire for justice in response to Dinah's defilement is understandable, the violent actions of Simeon and Levi remind us of the need to balance justice with mercy and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/family_and_community_dynamics.htm">Family and Community Dynamics</a></b><br>The events in <a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Genesis 34</a> illustrate the complexities of family and community relationships, especially when dealing with conflict and wrongdoing. It calls for wisdom and discernment in leadership and decision-making.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_about_the_trinity.htm">What is the Bible's teaching on the Trinity?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/common_bible_question_answers.htm">What are the answers to common Bible questions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_jacob's_household_migrate_to_egypt_easily.htm">How historically plausible is it that the entire household of Jacob (Genesis 46:6-7) could migrate to Egypt with no mention of the logistical or political challenges involved?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/34-16.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">Then we will give</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֤נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯan·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common 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">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֔ם</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 /><br /><span class="word">our daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙</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">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take</span><br /><span class="heb">נִֽקַּֽח־</span> <span class="translit">(niq·qaḥ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common 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">your daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖ם</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">for ourselves.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑נוּ</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">We will dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·šaḇ·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common 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 you</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתְּכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine 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 become</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיִ֖ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural<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">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/34-16.htm">Genesis 34:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/34-16.htm">OT Law: Genesis 34:16 Then will we give our daughters (Gen. 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