Genesis 34:23 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Won't their livestock, their wealth, and all their animals become ours? We just need to agree to their terms, and they will live among us.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The men of Shechem are telling each other that agreeing to Jacob's family's conditions will ultimately benefit them by giving them access to all their wealth and possessions.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from the story of Dinah's defilement by Shechem and the subsequent negotiations between Jacob's family and the Shechemites. The men of Shechem are discussing whether to accept circumcision as a condition for intermarriage, motivated partly by the prospect of gaining Jacob's considerable wealth and livestock.

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