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# the gate of their city
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It was common for leaders to meet at the city gate to make official decisions.
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# These men
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"Jacob, his sons, and the people of Israel"
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# peace with us
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Here "us" includes Hamor, his son and all the people they spoke with at the city gate. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])
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# let them live in the land and trade in it
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"let them live and trade in the land"
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# for, really, the land is large enough for them
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Shechem uses the word "really" to add emphasis to his statement. "because, certainly, the land is large enough for them" or "because, indeed, there is plenty of land for them"
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# take their daughters ... give them our daughters
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This refers to marriages between the women of one group and the men of the other group. See how you translated similar phrases in [Genesis 34:9](./08.md).
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/hamor]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/shechem]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/gate]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/peace]] |