The young man didn’t wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 34:19 in context
Genesis 34:16–22
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then will we give our daughters to 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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But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.”
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Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.
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The young man didn’t wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.
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Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,
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“These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters to us for wives, and let’s give them our daughters.
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Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.
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