The Meaning of Genesis 34:10 Explained

Genesis 34:10

KJV: And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

YLT: and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade in it, and have possessions in it.'

Darby: And dwell with us, and the land shall be before you: dwell and trade in it, and get yourselves possessions in it.

ASV: And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 34:10?

MEANING: What does Genesis 34:10 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 34:10 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 34:10?

What is the context of Genesis 34:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

What does Genesis 34:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 34:1-17 - Jacob With The Shechemites

Jacob was tempted by the fat pastures of Shechem, without thought or care of the character of its people, and he lived to bitterly rue his choice. How many religious parents have made the same mistake! They first encamp near the world, pitching their tent doors in that direction; then they buy a parcel of land, and finally their children contract alliances that end in shame and disaster. He who came of a pilgrim race, and to whom the whole land had been given by promise, bought real estate right against Shechem, one of the worst cities in the country. Like Lot, Jacob bid high for wealth and worldly advancement, risked the highest for the lowest, and was saved as by fire. Poor Dinah! Yet she was more sinned against than sinning. Jacob had put her in jeopardy by his selfish policy; and Leah was not blameless, for she had let her go unwarned and unaccompanied into the middle of that furnace of trial. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 34

¹ Dinah is ravished by Shechem
⁴ He requests to marry her
¹³ The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites
²⁰ Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it
²⁵ The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city
³⁰ Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi

What do the individual words in Genesis 34:10 mean?

So with us you shall dwell and the land shall be before you Dwell and trade in it and acquire possessions for yourselves in it

וְאִתָּ֖נוּ תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּ וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁבוּ֙ וּסְחָר֔וּהָ וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּ בָּֽהּ

וְאִתָּ֖נוּ	So with us
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, first person common plural Root: אֵת Sense: with, near, together with.
תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּ	you shall dwell
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙	and the land
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth.
תִּהְיֶ֣ה	shall be
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם	before you
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine plural Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
שְׁבוּ֙	Dwell
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: יָשַׁב Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
וּסְחָר֔וּהָ	and trade in it
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine plural, third person feminine singular Root: סָחַר Sense: to go around, go about, travel about in, go about in trade.
וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּ	and acquire possessions for yourselves
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Imperative, masculine plural Root: אָחוּז Sense: grasp, take hold, seize, take possession.
בָּֽהּ	in it
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular

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