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Genesis 34:14–15

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14They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised.g That would be a disgrace to us. 15We will enter into an agreement with you on one conditionh only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.i

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Cross references

  1. gGe 17:14; Jdg 14:3; 1 Sa 31:4; Isa 52:1
  2. h1 Sa 11:2
  3. iver 22; Ex 12:48

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us. Only on this condition will we agree with you—that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“We cannot do this thing,” they said to them. “Giving our sister to an uncircumcised man is a disgrace to us. We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are.

NLTNew Living Translation

They said to them, “We couldn’t possibly allow this, because you’re not circumcised. It would be a disgrace for our sister to marry a man like you! But here is a solution. If every man among you will be circumcised like we are,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for that is a disgrace for us. Only on this condition will we give consent to you; if you will become like us—every male among you to be circumcised.

KJV 1900King James Version

And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;