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# They said to them
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"Jacob's sons said to Shechem and Hamor"
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# We cannot do this thing, to give our sister
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"We cannot agree to give Dinah in marriage"
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# for that would be a disgrace to us
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"for that would cause us shame." Here "us" refers to Jacob's sons and all the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
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# give our daughters to you ... take your daughters to ourselves
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This means they will allow a person from Jacob's family to marry a person who lives in Hamor's land.
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