Genesis 34:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 34:9

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Berean Standard Bible

Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

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KJV

King James Version

And make ye marriages with us, [and] give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

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WEB

World English Bible

Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

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Genesis 34

⁷ When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

⁸ But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

⁹ Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

¹⁰ You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

¹¹ Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

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