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OET (OET-LV) The_men the_these [are]_at_peace they with_us and_live in/on_the_earth and_trade DOM_her/it and_the_earth there [is]_broad of_both_sides before_face/front_them DOM daughters_their we_will_take to/for_us as_wives and_DOM daughters_our we_will_give to/for_them.
OET (OET-RV) “These men are peaceful towards us, so let them settle in the land, and let them trade in it. And look, the land is plenty wide enough for them as well. We can take their daughters for ourselves as wives, and we can give our daughters to them to marry.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive
הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים הֵ֣ם אִתָּ֗נוּ
the,men the=these friendly they with,us
Here us includes Hamor, Shechem and the men they are talking to. Alternate translation: “Jacob and his family are at peace with us,”
וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ בָאָ֨רֶץ֙
and,live in/on_the=earth
See how you translated settle in verse 10. Alternate translation: “so we should let them live in our land”
וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ
and,trade DOM=her/it
See how you translated trade in it in verse 10. Alternate translation: “and let them buy and sell things wherever they want.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וְהָאָ֛רֶץ הִנֵּ֥ה רַֽחֲבַת יָדַ֖יִם לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם
and=the=earth see/lo/see! broad enough before,face/front,them
Alternate translation: “Look, there is enough land to support them and us.” or “After all, there is more than enough room in this land for them too.”
אֶת בְּנֹתָם֙ נִקַּֽח לָ֣נוּ לְנָשִׁ֔ים וְאֶת בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ נִתֵּ֥ן לָהֶֽם
DOM daughters,their take to/for=us as,wives and=DOM daughters,our give to/for=them
See how you translated similar clauses in verses 9 and 16. It may be necessary to translate these in different ways, depending on the context. Alternate translation: “That way too, we can choose their daughters to be our wives, and we can let their young men marry our daughters.”
34:1-31 Once Jacob and his family settled in the land, the Canaanite presence became a threat. This account is a stern warning to the Israelites about the possibility of their being defiled by the Canaanites. The nation of Israel was later commanded not to intermarry or make treaties with them, for they were a corrupt and corrupting people. This chapter implicitly warns against becoming familiar with the way they lived (34:1-2). It also taught Israel that in dealing with the Canaanites, they were to keep their integrity and not use the holy things of the covenant for deception and slaughter (34:13); Israel’s reputation was at stake in the land (34:30). For their ruthless violence, Simeon and Levi were passed over in the birthright blessing (49:5-7).
OET (OET-LV) The_men the_these [are]_at_peace they with_us and_live in/on_the_earth and_trade DOM_her/it and_the_earth there [is]_broad of_both_sides before_face/front_them DOM daughters_their we_will_take to/for_us as_wives and_DOM daughters_our we_will_give to/for_them.
OET (OET-RV) “These men are peaceful towards us, so let them settle in the land, and let them trade in it. And look, the land is plenty wide enough for them as well. We can take their daughters for ourselves as wives, and we can give our daughters to them to marry.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.