Genesis 34:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

And make ye marriages with us, [and] 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 which they chose.
  • Gen 19:14 : 14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
  • Gen 26:34-35 : 34 ¶ And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite: 35 Which 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 [which are] 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%

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

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

    12 Ask 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.

    13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

    14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach unto us:

    15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we [be], that every male of you be circumcised;

    16 Then 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.

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

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

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

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

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

    22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they [are] circumcised.

    23 [Shall] not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs [be] ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

  • Gen 34:6-8
    3 verses
    89%

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

    7 And the sons of Jacob came out of 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.

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

  • Gen 34:2-4
    3 verses
    84%

    2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

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

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

  • Judg 3:6
    75%

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

  • Exod 34:16
    74%

    16 And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.

  • Gen 24:38
    74%

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

  • Gen 34:26
    73%

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

  • Jer 29:6
    73%

    6 Take 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; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.

  • Neh 10:30
    73%

    30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

  • Ezra 9:12
    73%

    12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth 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.