Genesis 34:21 KJV
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
Matthew Henry
- The Shechemites murdered by Simeon and LeviThe Shechemites submitted to the sacred rite, only to serve a turn, to please their prince, and to enrich themselves, and it was just with God to bring...
Topics
- Deception Jacob’s sons, in entrapping the Shechemites
- Dinah Ravishment of
- Dishonesty Simeon and Levi deceive the Shechemites
- Falsehood Jacob’s sons, in the scheme to destroy the Shechemites by first having them circumcised
- Jacob His daughter, Dinah, is raped
- Levi Avenges the seduction of Dinah
- Shechem 3. Son of Hamor; seduces Jacob’s daughter; killed by Jacob’s sons
- Simeon With Levi avenges upon the Shechemites the seduction of Dinah
- Vengeance Sons of Jacob on Hamor and Shechem
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1836–1689 BC · Jacob
Strong’s Numbers
- These men אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh
- peaceable שָׁלֵם shâlêm
- with אֵת ʼêth
- us; therefore let them dwell יָשַׁב yâshab
- in the land אֶרֶץ ʼerets
- and trade סָחַר çâchar
- therein; for the land אֶרֶץ ʼerets
- behold, it is large רָחָב râchâb
- enough יָד yâd
- for them פָּנִים pânîym
- let us take לָקַח lâqach
- their daughters בַּת bath
- to us for wives אִשָּׁה ʼishshâh
- and let us give נָתַן nâthan
- them our daughters בַּת bath
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