Verse 21
Genesis 34:21
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
21
These men are peaceable and willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.
Original Language Text
hebrew
הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֨ים הָ/אֵ֜לֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים הֵ֣ם אִתָּ֗/נוּ וְ/יֵשְׁב֤וּ בָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ וְ/יִסְחֲר֣וּ אֹתָ֔/הּ וְ/הָ/אָ֛רֶץ הִנֵּ֥ה רַֽחֲבַת יָדַ֖יִם לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֑ם אֶת בְּנֹתָ/ם֙ נִקַּֽח לָ֣/נוּ לְ/נָשִׁ֔ים וְ/אֶת בְּנֹתֵ֖י/נוּ נִתֵּ֥ן לָ/הֶֽם
English Translation
The men are complete with us, and they will dwell in the land and trade it, and the land is wide before them; we will take their daughters for us as wives, and we will give our daughters to them.
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Chapter 34 Context
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And Dina the daughter of Lia went out to see the women of that country.
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And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with h...
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And his soul was fast knit unto her, and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words.
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And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife.
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But when Jacob had heard this, his sons being absent, and employed in feeding the cattle, he held hi...
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And when Hemor the father of Sichem was come out to speak to Jacob,
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Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because...
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And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to...
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And let us contract marriages one with another: give us your daughters and take you our daughters,
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And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade,and possess it.
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Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me find favor in your sight: and whatsoever...
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Raise the dowery,, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this da...
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The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of th...
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We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised, which with us is unl...
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But in this way may we be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be...
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Then will we mutually give and take your daughters, and ours: and we will dwell with you, and will b...
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But if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart:
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Their offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem his son:
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And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required, for he loved the damsel...
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And going into the gate of the city they spoke to the people:
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These men are peaceable and willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which...
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One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, fo...
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And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours: only in this let us conde...
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And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.
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And behold the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon...
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And they killed also Hemor and Sichem, and took away their sister Dina, out of Sichem's house.
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And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in...
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And they took their sheep and their herds and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and...
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and their children and wives they took captive,
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And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled...
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They answered: Should they abuse our sister as a strumpet?
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