Genesis 34:9 “Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for…”

Genesis 34:9

Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

World English Bible

Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

American Standard Version

And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

Geneva Bible 1599

So make affinitie with vs: giue your daughters vnto vs, and take our daughters vnto you,

Darby Translation

And make marriages with us: give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

And let our two peoples be joined together; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

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Cross references

“And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.”

Deuteronomy 7:3 Genesis 6:2 Genesis 19:14 Genesis 24:3 Genesis 27:46 Genesis 26:34

Deuteronomy 7:3 · BSB

Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

Genesis 6:2 · BSB

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Genesis 19:14 · BSB

So Lot went out and spoke to the sons-in-law who were pledged in marriage to his daughters. “Get up,” he said. “Get out of this place, for the LORD is about to destroy the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was joking…

Genesis 24:3 · BSB

and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

Genesis 27:46 · BSB

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”

Genesis 26:34 · BSB

When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

10You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

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