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11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s[a] father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you require of me[b] I’ll give.[c]

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  1. Genesis 34:11 tn Heb “her”; the referent (Dinah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. Genesis 34:11 tn Heb “whatever you say.”
  3. Genesis 34:11 tn Or “pay.”

12 You can make the bride price and the gift I must bring very expensive,[a] and I’ll give[b] whatever you ask[c] of me. Just give me the young woman as my wife!”

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  1. Genesis 34:12 tn Heb “Make very great upon me the bride price and gift.” The imperatives are used in a rhetorical manner. Shechem’s point is that he will pay the price, no matter how expensive it might be.
  2. Genesis 34:12 tn The cohortative expresses Shechem’s resolve to have Dinah as his wife.
  3. Genesis 34:12 tn Heb “say.”