Chuàngshìjì 34:12

12 Rènpíng xiàng wǒ yào duō zhòng de pìn jīn hé lǐwù , wǒ bì zhào nǐmen suǒ shuō de gĕi nǐmen . zhǐyào bǎ nǚzi gĕi wǒ wéi qì .

Chuàngshìjì 34:12 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 34:12

Ask me never so much dowry and gift
Or "multiply [them] exceedingly" ^F9, fix them at as high a rate as may be thought fit; the "dowry" was what a man gave to a woman at her marriage; for in those times and countries, instead of a man having a portion with his wife, as with us in our times, he gave one to his wife, or to her parents for her; and especially in after times this was used, and became a law in Israel, in the case of a vitiated virgin, see ( Exodus 22:16 Exodus 22:17 ) ; and "the gift" was either of jewels and clothes to the women, or of such like precious things to her brethren and friends, see ( Genesis 24:53 ) ;

and I will give according as ye shall say unto me;
determine among yourselves whatever shall be the dowry and gift, and it shall be punctually observed:

but give me the damsel to wife;
only agree to that, and I care not what is required of me.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (dam-zbrh) "multiplicate super me admodum", Drusius, Schmidt.

Chuàngshìjì 34:12 In-Context

10 Nǐmen yǔ wǒmen tóng zhù ba . zhè dì dōu zaì nǐmen miànqián , zhǐguǎn zaì cǐ jūzhù , zuò mǎimaì , zhì chǎnyè .

11 Shìjiàn duì nǚér de fùqin hé dìxiōng men shuō , dàn yuàn wǒ zaì nǐmen yǎnqián méng ēn , nǐmen xiàng wǒ yào shénme , wǒ bì gĕi nǐmen .

12 Rènpíng xiàng wǒ yào duō zhòng de pìn jīn hé lǐwù , wǒ bì zhào nǐmen suǒ shuō de gĕi nǐmen . zhǐyào bǎ nǚzi gĕi wǒ wéi qì .

13 Yǎgè de érzi men yīnwei Shìjiàn diànwū le tāmende meìzi Dǐná , jiù yòng guǐzhà de huà huídá Shìjiàn hé tā fùqin Hāmā

14 Duì tāmen shuō , wǒmen bùnéng bǎ wǒmen de meìzi gĕi méiyǒu shòu gēlǐ de rén wéi qì , yīnwei nà shì wǒmen de xiūrǔ