Genesis 34:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then we will give our daughters to you in marriage, and we will marry your daughters, and we will live together with you, and we will become one united people.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is recording a proposal for the two groups to join together through intermarriage and become one unified community.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of negotiations between Jacob's sons and the men of Shechem after Dinah (Jacob's daughter) was violated by Shechem, the prince of the city. The Shechemites were proposing to unite the two peoples through intermarriage as a way to resolve the conflict and create peace between their communities.

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