Genesi 34:21

21 "Questa è gente pacifica, qui tra noi; rimanga dunque pure nel paese, e vi traffichi; poiché, ecco, il paese è abbastanza ampio per loro. Noi prenderemo le loro figliuole per mogli, e daremo loro le nostre.

Genesi 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.

Genesi 34:21 In-Context

19 E il giovine non indugiò a fare la cosa, perché portava affezione alla figliuola di Giacobbe, ed era l’uomo più onorato in tutta la casa di suo padre.

20 Hemor e Sichem, suo figliuolo, vennero alla porta della loro città, e parlarono alla gente della loro città, dicendo:

21 "Questa è gente pacifica, qui tra noi; rimanga dunque pure nel paese, e vi traffichi; poiché, ecco, il paese è abbastanza ampio per loro. Noi prenderemo le loro figliuole per mogli, e daremo loro le nostre.

22 Ma soltanto a questa condizione questa gente acconsentirà ad abitare con noi per formare un popolo solo: che ogni maschio fra noi sia circonciso, come son circoncisi loro.

23 Il loro bestiame, le loro sostanze, tutti i loro animali non saran nostri? Acconsentiamo alla loro domanda ed essi abiteranno con noi".