Genesis 34:23 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²³Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

Genesis 34:23 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 1:12-13
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: …
Proverbs 23:4-5
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. …
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Acts 19:24-26
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen; …
John 2:16
And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 18-24)

I. Hamor and Shechem fairly propose this match, in order to a coalition in trade. Shechem is deeply in love with Dinah; he will have her upon any terms, Gen. 34:11, 12. His father not only consents, but solicits for him, and gravely insists upon the advantages that would follow from the union of the families, Gen. 34:9, 10. He shows no jealousy of Jacob, though he was a stranger, but rather an ear…