Genesis 34:9

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and join ye in marriage with us; your daughters ye give to us, and our daughters ye take to yourselves,

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 7:3 : 3 `And thou dost not join in marriage with them; thy daughter thou dost not give to his son, and his daughter thou dost not take to thy son,
  • Gen 6:2 : 2 and sons of God see the daughters of men that they `are' fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.
  • Gen 19:14 : 14 And Lot goeth out, and speaketh unto his sons-in-law, those taking his daughters, and saith, `Rise, go out from this place, for Jehovah is destroying the city;' and he is as `one' mocking in the eyes of his sons-in-law.
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 and I cause thee to swear by Jehovah, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, that thou dost not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanite, in the midst of whom I am dwelling;
  • Gen 26:34-35 : 34 And Esau is a son of forty years, and he taketh a wife, Judith, daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath, daughter of Elon the Hittite, 35 and they are a bitterness of spirit to Isaac and to Rebekah.
  • Gen 27:46 : 46 And Rebekah saith unto Isaac, `I have been disgusted with my life because of the presence of the daughters of Heth; if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, like these -- from the daughters of the land -- why do I live?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 34:10-23
    14 verses
    89%

    10and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade `in' it, and have possessions in it.'

    11And Shechem saith unto her father, and unto her brethren, `Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which ye say unto me, I give;

    12multiply on me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I give as ye say unto me, and give to me the young person for a wife.'

    13And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),

    14and say unto them, `We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it `is' a reproach to us.

    15`Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

    16then we have given our daughters to you, and your daughters we take to ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have become one people;

    17and if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.'

    18And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son;

    19and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.

    20And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,

    21`These men are peaceable with us; then let them dwell in the land, and trade `in' it; and the land, lo, `is' wide before them; their daughters let us take to ourselves for wives, and our daughters give to them.

    22`Only for this do the men consent to us, to dwell with us, to become one people, in every male of us being circumcised, as they are circumcised;

    23their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts -- are they not ours? only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us.'

  • Gen 34:6-8
    3 verses
    89%

    6And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him;

    7and the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard, and the men grieve themselves, and it `is' very displeasing to them, for folly he hath done against Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob -- and so it is not done.

    8And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, `Shechem, my son, his soul hath cleaved to your daughter; give her, I pray you, to him for a wife,

  • Gen 34:2-4
    3 verses
    84%

    2and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;

    3and his soul cleaveth to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loveth the young person, and speaketh unto the heart of the young person.

    4And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, `Take for me this damsel for a wife.'

  • Judg 3:6
    75%

    6and take their daughters to them for wives, and their daughters have given to their sons, and they serve their gods;

  • Exod 34:16
    74%

    16and thou hast taken of their daughters to thy sons, and their daughters have gone a-whoring after their gods, and have caused thy sons to go a-whoring after their gods;

  • Gen 24:38
    74%

    38If not -- unto the house of my father thou dost go, and unto my family, and thou hast taken a wife for my son.

  • Gen 34:26
    73%

    26and Hamor, and Shechem his son, they have slain by the mouth of the sword, and they take Dinah out of Shechem's house, and go out.

  • Jer 29:6
    73%

    6Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take for your sons wives, and your daughters give to husbands, and they bear sons and daughters; and multiply there, and ye are not few;

  • Neh 10:30
    73%

    30and that we give not our daughters to the peoples of the land, and their daughters we take not to our sons;

  • Ezra 9:12
    73%

    12and now, your daughters ye do not give to their sons, and their daughters ye do not take to your sons, and ye do not seek their peace, and their good -- unto the age, so that ye are strong, and have eaten the good of the land, and given possession to your sons unto the age.