Bibliorum

Genesis 34:20

²⁰ And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

from the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg

Arcana Coelestia #4461

Studere hoc loco

4461. 'And they said to them, We cannot do this thing' means their disapproval. This is clear without explanation.

Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.