then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live with you and become one people.
Parallel translations
- WEB then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
- KJV 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.
- BSB Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.
- NKJV then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
- NLT then we will give you our daughters, and we’ll take your daughters for ourselves. We will live among you and become one people.
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Quick answer
On that condition, the brothers say, the two peoples may intermarry and become one people.
Overview
The promise of becoming 'one people' echoes Hamor's earlier offer, but the brothers have no intention of fulfilling it. Their words dangle the very union the Shechemites sought, masking murderous intent. The scene shows how covenant language can be hollowed out and abused when faith is absent.
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