Genesis 34:23
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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.Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”
In other translations
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.Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”
Hebrew words
מִקְנֵהֶםmiknehemlivestock theirH4735וְקִנְיָנָםvekinyanamand possession[s] theirH7075וְכָל־vekholand allH3605בְּהֶמְתָּםbehemtamanimal[s] theirH929הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808לָנוּlanu[belong] to <the> usהֵםhem[will] theyH1992אַךְ'akhonlyH389נֵאוֹתָהne'otahlet us agreeH225לָהֶםlahemwith <the> themוְיֵשְׁבוּveyeshevuand let them dwellH3427אִתָּנוּ׃'itanuwith usH854
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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