Genesis 34:14

34:14 They said to them, “We cannot give32 our sister to a man who is not circumcised, for it would be a disgrace33 to us.

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32	tn Heb “we are not able to do this thing, to give.” The second infinitive is in apposition to the first, explaining what they are not able to do.
33	tn The Hebrew word translated “disgrace” usually means “ridicule; taunt; reproach.” It can also refer to the reason the condition of shame or disgrace causes ridicule or a reproach.