Genesis 34:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִתָּ֖נוּ תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּ וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁבוּ֙ וּסְחָר֔וּהָ וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּ בָּֽהּ׃

Transliteration

wǝʾittānû tēšēbû wǝhāʾāreṣ tihyeh lipnêkem šǝbû ûsǝḥārûhā wǝhēʾāḥăzû bāh

Grammar Details

*wǝʾittānû*: waw-conjunction + preposition + 1st person plural suffix - and with us
*tēšēbû*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will dwell
*wǝhāʾāreṣ*: waw-conjunction + definite article + noun, feminine singular - and the land
*tihyeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will be
*lipnêkem*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - before you
*šǝbû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - dwell
*ûsǝḥārûhā*: waw-conjunction + qal imperative, masculine plural + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and trade in it
*wǝhēʾāḥăzû*: waw-conjunction + niphal imperative, masculine plural - and take possessions
*bāh*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - in it

Word Meanings

*tēšēbû*: you will dwell/live/settle
*lipnêkem*: before you/open to you/at your disposal
*šǝbû*: dwell/live/settle
*ûsǝḥārûhā*: and trade in it/travel about in it/do business in it
*wǝhēʾāḥăzû*: and take possessions/acquire property/settle

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 13:9 : 9 Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou take] the right hand, then I will go to the left.
Gen 20:15 : 15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
Gen 42:34 : 34 and bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true men: so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the land.
Gen 47:27 : 27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the land of Goshen; and they gat them possessions therein, and were fruitful, and multiplied exceedingly.
Gen 34:21-23 : 21 These 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. 22 Only 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. 23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

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