Genesis 34:12
“Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.”
Genesis 34:12 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Raise the dowery,, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
- DARBYDarby
- Impose on me very much as dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say to me; but give me the maiden as wife.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- multiply on me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I give as ye say unto me, and give to me the young person for a wife.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "Set the dowry and gift as high as you like, and I will pay whatever you ask; just give me the girl as my wife."
Context: Genesis 34
10And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
11And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
12Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
14And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
About Genesis 34: Dinah and the Shechemites
This chapter tells the story of the rape of Dinah, Jacob's daughter and the revenge of her brothers.
Commentary
Genesis 34 is a chapter that tells the story of the rape of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. Dinah had gone out to visit the women of the land, and while she was there, Shechem, the son of Hamor, the prince of the land, saw her and took her by force. When Jacob heard what had happened, he was understandably angry and demanded that Shechem and his father make reparations for the wrong they had done. Hamor and Shechem agreed to the terms, and a plan was made for Shechem to marry Dinah and for the men of the land to be circumcised.