Genesis 34:10

10 You can settle among us. Here is the land. Live in it. Trade in it. Buy property in it."

Genesis 34:10 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 34:10

And ye shall dwell with us
. Peaceably and quietly, not as sojourners only, but as inhabitants:

and the land shall be before you;
to choose what part of it they pleased to dwell in, and which they should have in their own power and possession:

dwell and trade you therein;
in any sort of traffic and commerce the land would admit of, and they should best choose:

and get you possessions therein;
buy houses and land, and enjoy them, they and their posterity; these are the arguments used by Hamor to gain the consent of Jacob and his family that his son might marry Dinah; and the proposals are honourable and generous.

Genesis 34:10 In-Context

8 But Hamor said to them, "My son Shechem wants your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife.

9 "Let your people and ours get married to each other. Give us your daughters as our wives. You can have our daughters as your wives.

10 You can settle among us. Here is the land. Live in it. Trade in it. Buy property in it."

11 Then Shechem spoke to Dinah's father and brothers. He said, "I want to please you. I'll give you anything you ask.

12 Make the price for the bride as high as you want to. I'll pay anything you ask me. Just give me the woman. I want to get married to her."