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# These men
"Jacob, his sons, and the people of Israel"
# peace with us
Here "us" includes Hamor, his son and all the people they spoke with at the city gate. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])
# let them live in the land and trade in it
"let them live and trade in the land"
# for, really, the land is large enough for them
2017-12-07 06:38:15 +00:00
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"
# take their daughters ... give them our daughters
2018-02-17 03:20:53 +00:00
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](../34/09.md).