23Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.


In Context

20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

22 Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.

Genesis 34:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:23[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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

34:23Won't their livestock, their property and all their other animals become ours? So let us give our consent to them, and they will settle among us."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

34:23And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours: only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

34:23Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:23Their cattle, and their possessions, and every beast of theirs, shall they not be ours? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:23Will not their cattle, and their substance, and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:23Won't their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let us give our consent to them, and they will dwell with us.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

34:23their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts — are they not ours? only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:23Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be our's? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.