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Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. 10 Thus you can live among us. The land is open before you. Settle and move about freely in it and acquire holdings here.”[a] 11 Then Shechem appealed to Dinah’s father and brothers: “Do me this favor, and whatever you ask from me, I will give.

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  1. 34:10 Hamor seems to be making concessions to Jacob’s family in the hope of avoiding warfare between the two families.

Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.(A) 10 You can settle among us;(B) the land is open to you.(C) Live in it, trade[a] in it,(D) and acquire property in it.(E)

11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes,(F) and I will give you whatever you ask.

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  1. Genesis 34:10 Or move about freely; also in verse 21