Genesis 34:9 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 34:9

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

They betray no jealousy of the powerful shepherds; on the contrary, they show every desire to establish friendly intercourse. But their conduct was unjustifiable in neither expressing regret nor restoring Dinah to her family; and this great error was the true cause of the negotiations ending in so unhappy a manner.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ	ve.hit.cha.te.Nu	and intermarry with	H2859 →
אֹתָ֑נוּ	'o.Ta.nu	with <the> us	H854 →
בְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙	be.no.tei.Khem	daughters your	H1323 →
תִּתְּנוּ־	ti.te.nu-	you will give	H5414 →
לָ֔נוּ	La.nu	to <the> us
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ	be.no.Tei.nu	daughters our	H1323 →
תִּקְח֥וּ	tik.Chu	you will take	H3947 →
לָכֶֽם׃	la.Khem	for <the> yourselves

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Deuteronomy 7:3
Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
leads to
- 1 Kings 11:2
  These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to…
- Joshua 23:12–13
  For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them,
- Exodus 34:15–16
  Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14–17
  Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?
- Nehemiah 13:23–27
  In those days I also saw Jews who had married women from Ashdod, Ammon, and Moab.
Through
Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
leads to
- Psalms 82:6–7
  I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
- 1 John 2:16
  For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
Through
Genesis 19:14
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…
leads to
- Numbers 16:21
  “Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Genesis

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis