Genesis 34:9

American Standard Version (1901)

And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 7:3 : 3 neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
  • Gen 6:2 : 2 that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
  • Gen 19:14 : 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, who married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he seemed unto his sons-in-law as one that mocked.
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
  • Gen 26:34-35 : 34 And when Esau was forty years old he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 and they were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.
  • Gen 27:46 : 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 34:10-23
    14 verses
    89%

    10And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

    11And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

    12Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

    13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

    14and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.

    15Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

    16then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

    17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

    18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

    19And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.

    20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

    21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

    22Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

    23Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

  • Gen 34:6-8
    3 verses
    89%

    6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

    7And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

    8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.

  • Gen 34:2-4
    3 verses
    84%

    2And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

    3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

    4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

  • Judg 3:6
    75%

    6and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

  • Exod 34:16
    74%

    16and thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters play the harlot after their gods, and make thy sons play the harlot after their gods.

  • Gen 24:38
    74%

    38but thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

  • Gen 34:26
    73%

    26And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went forth.

  • Jer 29:6
    73%

    6Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply ye there, and be not diminished.

  • Neh 10:30
    73%

    30and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

  • Ezra 9:12
    73%

    12now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their prosperity for ever; that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your children for ever.