Genesis 34:10

10 You can settle among us; the land is open to you. Live in it, trade[a] in it, and acquire property in it.”

Genesis 34:10 in Other Translations

KJV
10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
ESV
10 You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it."
NLT
10 And you may live among us; the land is open to you! Settle here and trade with us. And feel free to buy property in the area.”
MSG
10 Live together with us as one family. Settle down among us and make yourselves at home. Prosper among us."
CSB
10 Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire 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 has his heart set on 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 can settle among us; the land is open to you. Live in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it.”
11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask.
12 Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.”

Cross References 4

  • 1. ver 23; Genesis 46:34; Genesis 47:6,27
  • 2. S Genesis 13:9; Genesis 20:15
  • 3. Genesis 42:34
  • 4. S Genesis 33:19

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "move about freely" ; also in verse 21
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