Catholic Public Domain Version
"And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, will be ours, if only we will acquiesce to this, and so, in living together, will form one people.” "
— Genesis 34:23, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.”
“Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. ”
“Won't their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let us give our consent to them, and they will dwell with us."”
“If we do so, won’t their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? So let’s consent to their demand, so they will live among us.””
“And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours; only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.”
“Then will not their cattle and their goods and all their beasts be ours? so let us come to an agreement with them so that they may go on living with us.”
“Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.”
And entering at the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:
“These men are peaceful, and they want to live among us. Let them trade in the land and cultivate it, for, being spacious and broad, it is in need of cultivation. We will receive their daughters as wives, and we will give them ours.
There is one thing that prevents so great a good: whether we will circumcise our males, imitating the ritual of their nation.
And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, will be ours, if only we will acquiesce to this, and so, in living together, will form one people.”
And they all agreed to circumcise every one of the males.
And behold, on the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, boldly entered the city with swords. And they put to death all of the males.
They killed Hamor and Shechem together, taking their sister Dinah from the house of Shechem.