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Genesis 34:15

Integrity

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

14 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;

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.

17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

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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 will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.
KJV
But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
WEB
Only on this condition will we consent to you. If you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised,
ASV
Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;
DARBY
But only in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, that every male of you be circumcised;
BLB
Only on this condition we will consent to you⁺; if you⁺ will become as we [are]—[that] every male among you⁺ be circumcised.
ÅB
Bare på det vilkår vil vi være dere til vilje, at dere blir som vi, og alt mannkjønn hos dere lar seg omskjære.
OTB
Vi vil samtykke til dere bare på denne betingelsen: at dere blir som oss ved å omskjære alle deres menn.
B1930
Bare på det vilkår vil vi være eder til vilje, at I blir som vi, og alt mannkjønn hos eder lar sig omskjære.

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