Genesis 34:11

11 Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and her brothers, "Do me this favor. I'll give you whatever you ask.

Genesis 34:11 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 34:11

And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren
To the father and brethren of Dinah; he addressed them after his father Hamor had done speaking:

let me find grace in your eyes;
forgive the offence committed, the injury done to Dinah, and grant the request of her marriage, and it will be considered as a great favour:

and what ye shall say unto me, I will give;
to her, to her parents, to her brethren and relations; let what will be fixed, shall be given; which showed great affection for her, and that he was willing to do any thing to make amends for the injury done; he cared not what it was that might be demanded of him, so be it that she became his wife.

Genesis 34:11 In-Context

9 Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take ours for yourselves.
10 You can live with us, and the land will be yours. Live here, move about freely in this area, and acquire property here."
11 Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and her brothers, "Do me this favor. I'll give you whatever you ask.
12 Set the price I must pay for the bride and the gift I must give her as high as you want. I'll pay exactly what you tell me. Give me the girl as my wife."
13 Then Jacob's sons gave Shechem and his father Hamor a misleading answer because he had dishonored their sister Dinah.
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