en_tn_condensed/gen/34/20.md

# the gate of their city

It was common for leaders to meet at the city gate to make official decisions.

# 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/translate/figs-inclusive]])

# 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

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

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).
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the gate of their city`

			`It was common for leaders to meet at the city gate to make official decisions.`

			`# These men`
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Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# peace with us`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`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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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# let them live in the land and trade in it`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`"let them live and trade in the land"`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# for, really, the land is large enough for them`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +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"`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# take their daughters ... give them our daughters`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +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](./08.md).`