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And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you;dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
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And Shechemsaid unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me findgrace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
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Ask me never so muchdowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
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And the sons of JacobansweredShechem and Hamor his fatherdeceitfully, and said, because he had defiledDinah their sister:
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And they said unto them, We cannot*do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
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But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
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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 onepeople.
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But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
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And their wordspleased*Hamor, and ShechemHamor'sson.
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And the young mandeferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob'sdaughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
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And Hamor and Shechem his soncame unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city,saying,