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Genesis
34:12
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Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
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Genesis
34:13
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And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
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Genesis
34:14
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and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.
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Genesis
34:15
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Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;
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Genesis
34:16
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then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
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Genesis
34:17
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But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
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Genesis
34:18
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And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
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Genesis
34:19
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And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.
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Genesis
34:20
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And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
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Genesis
34:21
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These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
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