Chuàngshìjì 34:21

21 Zhèxie rén yǔ wǒmen hémù , bú rú xǔ tāmen zaì zhè dì jūzhù , zuò mǎimaì . zhè dì yĕ kuānkuò , zú kè róng xià tāmen . wǒmen kĕyǐ qǔ tāmende nǚér wéi qì , yĕ kĕyǐ bǎ wǒmen de nǚér jià gĕi tāmen .

Chuàngshìjì 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.

Chuàngshìjì 34:21 In-Context

19 Nà shàonián rén zuò zhè shì bìng bù chíyán , yīnwei tā xǐaì Yǎgè de nǚér . tā zaì tā fùqin jiā zhōng yĕ shì rén zuì zūnzhòng de .

20 Hāmā hé tā érzi Shìjiàn dào bĕn chéng de ménkǒu , duì bĕn chéng de rén shuō ,

21 Zhèxie rén yǔ wǒmen hémù , bú rú xǔ tāmen zaì zhè dì jūzhù , zuò mǎimaì . zhè dì yĕ kuānkuò , zú kè róng xià tāmen . wǒmen kĕyǐ qǔ tāmende nǚér wéi qì , yĕ kĕyǐ bǎ wǒmen de nǚér jià gĕi tāmen .

22 Wéiyǒu yī jiàn shì wǒmen bìxū zuò , tāmen cái kĕn yīngyún hé wǒmen tóng zhù , chéngwéi yíyàng de rénmín , jiù shì wǒmen zhōngjiān suǒyǒude nán dīng dōu yà shòu gēlǐ , hé tāmen yíyàng .

23 Tāmende qún chù , huò cái , hé yīqiè de shēngkou qǐbù dōu guī wǒmen ma . zhǐyào yīcóng tāmen , tāmen jiù yǔ wǒmen tóng zhù .