"Thesemenare friendlywith us; therefore let them livein the landand tradein it, for behold,the landis largeenoughfor them. Let us taketheir daughtersin marriage,and giveour daughtersto them.
"Thus you shall livewith us, and the landshall be [open] beforeyou; liveand tradein it and acquirepropertyin it."
So Hamorand his sonShechemcameto the gateof their cityand spoketo the menof their city,saying,
"Onlyon this[condition] will the menconsentto us to livewith us, to becomeonepeople:that everymaleamong us be circumcisedas they are circumcised.
But bringyour youngestbrotherto me that I may knowthat you are not spies,but honestmen.I will giveyour brotherto you, and you may tradein the land.'"
