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You shall dwellוְ תֵּשֵׁבוּwith us,אִתָּנוּand the landוְהָאָרֶץshall beתִּהְיֶהbefore you;לִפְנֵיכֶםdwell in it,שְׁבוּtrade in it,וּסְחָרוּהָand acquire propertyוְהֵאָחֲזוּin it.”בָּהּ
Genesis 34:10
Study it in the app“You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you; dwell in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 34:10, word by word
- You shall dwellתֵּשֵׁבוּteshevu
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “teshevu” appears- and the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- shall beתִּהְיֶהtihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tihye” appears- before youפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- trade in itסְחָרוּsecharu
trade
To travel about selling; the seller.
Where else “secharu” appears- and acquire propertyהֵאָחֲזוּheachazu
possess
To keep a land and settle in it.
Where else “heachazu” appears
The context
9Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
10 · This verse (above)
11Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.
To study Genesis 34 in a group
1. What it says
What did Simeon and Levi do after what happened to Dinah (vv. 25-26)?
2. What it means
Why was Jacob upset with them, and what did his sons answer (vv. 30-31)?
3. How I live it
How can you respond to an injustice without paying back harm?