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16 Then we will give[a] you our daughters to marry,[b] and we will take your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 34:16 tn The perfect verbal form with the vav (ו) consecutive introduces the apodosis of the conditional sentence.
  2. Genesis 34:16 tn The words “to marry” (and the words “as wives” in the following clause) are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.

16 Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves.(A) We’ll settle among you and become one people with you.(B)

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