Genesis 34:23
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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.

Proverbs 1:12,13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoils. . . .

Proverbs 23:4,5 Labour not to be rich: but set bounds to thy prudence. . . .

Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.

John 2:16 And to them that sold doves he said: Take these things hence, and make not the house of my Father a house of traffic.

John 6:26,27 Jesus answered them and said: Amen, amen, I say to you, you seek me, not because you have seen miracles, but because you did eat of the loaves and were filled. . . .

Acts 19:24-26 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver temples for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen. . . .

1 Timothy 6:6-10 But godliness with contentment is great gain. . . .

Context
The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers
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. 23And 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.24And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.…
Cross References
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 34:24
And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.

Lexicon
Will not
הֲל֥וֹא (hă·lō·w)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

their livestock,
מִקְנֵהֶ֤ם (miq·nê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4735: Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition

their possessions,
וְקִנְיָנָם֙ (wə·qin·yā·nām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7075: Creation, creatures, acquisition, purchase, wealth

and all
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

their
הֵ֑ם (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

animals [become ours]?
בְּהֶמְתָּ֔ם (bə·hem·tām)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal

Only
אַ֚ךְ (’aḵ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

let us consent
נֵא֣וֹתָה (nê·’ō·w·ṯāh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 225: To come, to assent

to them,
לָהֶ֔ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

and they will dwell
וְיֵשְׁב֖וּ (wə·yê·šə·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

among us.”
אִתָּֽנוּ׃ (’it·tā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among


Additional Translations
Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be our's? only let us consent to 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.

And shall not their cattle and their herds, and their possessions, be ours? only in this let us conform to them, and they will dwell with us.

Their cattle, and their possessions, and every beast of theirs, shall they not be ours? only let us consent to 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.

Will not their cattle, and their substance, and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent to 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."

their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts -- are they not ours? only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us.'
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