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Genesis 34:14

12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

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:

15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
KJV
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:
WEB
and said to them, “We can’t do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.
ASV
and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.
DARBY
and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach to us.
BLB
and they said to them, “We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who has a foreskin, for that [is] a reproach to us.
ÅB
og sa til dem: Det kan vi ikke gjøre, å gi vår søster til en mann som har forhud; det ville være en skam for oss.
OTB
De sa til dem: "Vi kan ikke gjøre en slik ting—å gi vår søster til en mann som er uomskåret ville være en skam for oss.
B1930
og sa til dem: Det kan vi ikke gjøre, å gi vår søster til en mann som har forhud; det vilde være en skam for oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 17:36

    Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:20

    Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

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  • Joshua 5:2–9

    At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.

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  • Matthew 2:8

    And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:7

    And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:26

    And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

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  • 1 Samuel 14:6

    And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

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  • 1 Kings 21:9

    And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

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