541 B
541 B
Hamor and Shechem his son continue to talk to the city elders.
Only on this condition...as they are circumcised
"Only if every man among us is circumcised, as the men of Israel are circumcised, will they agree to live among us and unite with us as one people"
Will not their livestock and their property - all their animals be ours?
all their animals be ours?** - Shechem uses a question for emphasis. Alternate translation: "All of their animals and property will be ours!" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)