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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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"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. Alternate translation: "because, certainly, the land is large enough" or "because, indeed, there is plenty of land for them to live here"
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## take their daughters...give them our daughters ##
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See how you translated similar phrases in [Genesis 34:8](./08.md). |