Genesis 34:21
Good News Translation
"These men are friendly; let them live in the land with us and travel freely. The land is large enough for them also. Let us marry their daughters and give them ours in marriage.

New Revised Standard Version
“These people are friendly with us; let them live in the land and trade in it, for the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters in marriage, and let us give them our daughters.

Contemporary English Version
These people really are friendly. Why not let them move freely about until they find the property they want? There's enough land here for them and for us. Then our families can marry into theirs, and theirs can marry into ours.

New American Bible
“These men are friendly toward us. Let them settle in the land and move about in it freely; there is ample room in the land for them. We can take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.

Context
The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers
20And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people: 21These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.22One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.…
Cross References
Genesis 34:20
And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:

Genesis 34:22
One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.

Genesis 34:20
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