Verse 22
Genesis 34:22
New Living Translation
22
But they will consider staying here and becoming one people with us only if all of our men are circumcised, just as they are.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַךְ בְּ֠/זֹאת יֵאֹ֨תוּ לָ֤/נוּ הָ/אֲנָשִׁים֙ לָ/שֶׁ֣בֶת אִתָּ֔/נוּ לִ/הְי֖וֹת לְ/עַ֣ם אֶחָ֑ד בְּ/הִמּ֥וֹל לָ֨/נוּ֙ כָּל זָכָ֔ר כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר הֵ֥ם נִמֹּלִֽים
English Translation
Only by this shall the men agree to dwell with us, to become one people with us, if they are circumcised as we are circumcised.
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Chapter 34 Context
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One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the young women who lived in th...
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But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her.
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But then he fell in love with her, and he tried to win her affection with tender words.
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He said to his father, Hamor, “Get me this young girl. I want to marry her.”
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Soon Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter, Dinah. But since his sons were out in the fi...
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Hamor, Shechem’s father, came to discuss the matter with Jacob.
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Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the field as soon as they heard what had happened. They wer...
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Hamor tried to speak with Jacob and his sons. “My son Shechem is truly in love with your daughter,”...
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In fact, let’s arrange other marriages, too. You give us your daughters for our sons, and we will gi...
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And you may live among us; the land is open to you! Settle here and trade with us. And feel free to...
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Then Shechem himself spoke to Dinah’s father and brothers. “Please be kind to me, and let me marry h...
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No matter what dowry or gift you demand, I will gladly pay it — just give me the girl as my wife.”
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But since Shechem had defiled their sister, Dinah, Jacob’s sons responded deceitfully to Shechem and...
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They said to them, “We couldn’t possibly allow this, because you’re not circumcised. It would be a d...
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But here is a solution. If every man among you will be circumcised like we are,
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then we will give you our daughters, and we’ll take your daughters for ourselves. We will live among...
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But if you don’t agree to be circumcised, we will take her and be on our way.”
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Hamor and his son Shechem agreed to their proposal.
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Shechem wasted no time in acting on this request, for he wanted Jacob’s daughter desperately. Sheche...
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and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate.
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“These men are our friends,” they said. “Let’s invite them to live here among us and trade freely. L...
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But they will consider staying here and becoming one people with us only if all of our men are circu...
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But if we do this, all their livestock and possessions will eventually be ours. Come, let’s agree to...
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So all the men in the town council agreed with Hamor and Shechem, and every male in the town was cir...
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But three days later, when their wounds were still sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, who w...
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including Hamor and his son Shechem. They killed them with their swords, then took Dinah from Sheche...
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Meanwhile, the rest of Jacob’s sons arrived. Finding the men slaughtered, they plundered the town be...
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They seized all the flocks and herds and donkeys — everything they could lay their hands on, both in...
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They looted all their wealth and plundered their houses. They also took all their little children an...
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Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have ruined me! You’ve made me stink among all the peo...
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“But why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?” they retorted angrily.
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