Genesis 34:14

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¹⁴and say unto them, ‘We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it is a reproach to us.

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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.

They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us.

“We cannot do this thing,” they said to them. “Giving our sister to an uncircumcised man is a disgrace to us.

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!

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.

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:

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