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Genesis 34:16-18
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16 Then we will give[a] you our daughters to marry,[b] and we will take your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people. 17 But if you do not agree to our terms[c] by being circumcised, then we will take[d] our sister[e] and depart.”

18 Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.[f]

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  1. Genesis 34:16 tn The perfect verbal form with the vav (ו) consecutive introduces the apodosis of the conditional sentence.
  2. Genesis 34:16 tn The words “to marry” (and the words “as wives” in the following clause) are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.
  3. Genesis 34:17 tn Heb “listen to us.”
  4. Genesis 34:17 tn The perfect verbal form with the vav (ו) consecutive introduces the apodosis of the conditional sentence.
  5. Genesis 34:17 tn Heb “daughter.” Jacob’s sons call Dinah their daughter, even though she was their sister (see v. 8). This has been translated as “sister” for clarity.
  6. Genesis 34:18 tn Heb “and their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and in the eyes of Shechem son of Hamor.”
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