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9-10 Moreover, we invite you folks to live here among us and to let your daughters marry our sons, and we will give our daughters as wives for your young men. And you shall live among us wherever you wish and carry on your business among us and become rich!”

11 Then Shechem addressed Dinah’s father and brothers. “Please be kind to me and let me have her as my wife,” he begged. “I will give whatever you require.

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Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.(A) 10 You can settle among us;(B) the land is open to you.(C) Live in it, trade[a] in it,(D) and acquire property in it.(E)

11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes,(F) and I will give you whatever you ask.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 34:10 Or move about freely; also in verse 21

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

10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

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