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Genesis 34:11-13
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11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s[a] father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you require of me[b] I’ll give.[c] 12 You can make the bride price and the gift I must bring very expensive,[d] and I’ll give[e] whatever you ask[f] of me. Just give me the young woman as my wife!”

13 Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully when they spoke because Shechem[g] had violated their sister Dinah.

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  1. Genesis 34:11 tn Heb “her”; the referent (Dinah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Genesis 34:11 tn Heb “whatever you say.”
  3. Genesis 34:11 tn Or “pay.”
  4. Genesis 34:12 tn Heb “Make very great upon me the bride price and gift.” The imperatives are used in a rhetorical manner. Shechem’s point is that he will pay the price, no matter how expensive it might be.
  5. Genesis 34:12 tn The cohortative expresses Shechem’s resolve to have Dinah as his wife.
  6. Genesis 34:12 tn Heb “say.”
  7. Genesis 34:13 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Shechem) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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