Génesis 34:21

21 Estos hombres están en paz con nosotros; dejadles, pues, morar en la tierra y comerciar en ella, porque ved, la tierra es bastante amplia para ellos. Tomemos para nosotros a sus hijas por mujeres y démosles nuestras hijas.

Génesis 34:21 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 34:21

These men [are] peaceable with us
Meaning Jacob and his sons, pointing to their tents which were near their city; and no doubt more was said than is here expressed, and that these words were introduced with a preface, in which notice was taken of Jacob and his family, and their names mentioned, as here their character is given; that they were men of peaceable dispositions, harmless and inoffensive, as appeared they had been ever since they came into these parts; and there was a great deal of reason to believe they still would be, and which was an argument in their favour, to admit them to a residence among them: therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein;
give them leave to dwell where they please, and carry on what trade and traffic in the land they think fit; since they are not likely to be quarrelsome and troublesome, but will deal honestly and honourably, and pay duly for what they agree for or merchandise in: for the land, behold, [it is] large enough for them;
there is room enough for them to dwell in, and pasturage enough for their cattle, and land enough to manure and till, without in the least incommoding the inhabitants: yea, it is likely to be to their advantage, since they would pay for what they should purchase or hire, and would improve the land which lay uncultivated: let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our
daughters;
this was the thing principally aimed at; and the rest, both what goes before, and what follows after, were in order to this.

Génesis 34:21 In-Context

19 El joven, pues, no tardó en hacerlo porque estaba enamorado de la hija de Jacob. Y él era el más respetado de toda la casa de su padre.

20 Entonces Hamor y su hijo Siquem vinieron a la puerta de su ciudad, y hablaron a los hombres de la ciudad, diciendo:

21 Estos hombres están en paz con nosotros; dejadles, pues, morar en la tierra y comerciar en ella, porque ved, la tierra es bastante amplia para ellos. Tomemos para nosotros a sus hijas por mujeres y démosles nuestras hijas.

22 Mas sólo con esta condición consentirán ellos en morar con nosotros para que seamos un solo pueblo: que se circuncide todo varón entre nosotros, como ellos están circuncidados.

23 ¿No serán nuestros su ganado y sus propiedades y todos sus animales? Consintamos sólo en esto, y morarán con nosotros.