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Genesis 34:10

And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

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וְאִתָּ֖נוּveitanvand amongאֵתconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “and among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּteshevvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “dwell”, an unfinished actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙vehaaretsand the earthאֶרֶץconjunction, definite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.תִּהְיֶ֣הtihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlifneykhemto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…שְׁבוּ֙shevvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “dwell”, a commandH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…וּסְחָר֔וּהָusecharuhaand merchantסָחַרconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and merchant”, a commandH5503to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitatego about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּveheachazvand holdאָחַזconjunction, verb, niphal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and hold”, a commandH270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)[phrase] be affrighted, bar, (catch, lay, take) hold (back), come upon, fasten, handle, portion, (get, have or take) possess(-ion).בָּֽהּbahinבָּֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And ye shall dwell with us; and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

Young’s Literal Translation

and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade [in] it, and have possessions in it.'

World English Bible

You shall dwell with us, and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it.”

Darby Translation

And dwell with us, and the land shall be before you: dwell and trade in it, and get yourselves possessions in it.

Douay-Rheims

And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade, and possess it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And ye shall dwell with us; and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And dwell in the midst of us; and, behold, the land is spacious before you, dwell in it, and trade, and get possessions in it.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐν ἡμῖν κατοικεῖτε· καὶ ἡ γῆ ἰδοὺ πλατεῖα ἐναντίον ὑμῶν· κατοικεῖτε, καὶ ἐμπορεύεσθε ἐπʼ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐγκτᾶσθε ἐν αὐτῇ.