Verse 22
Genesis 34:22
Darby Translation
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But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people if every male among us be circumcised, just as they are circumcised.
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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And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the la...
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And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and...
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And his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke consolingly...
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And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Take me this girl as wife.
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And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his cattle in the fie...
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And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob, to speak to him.
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And the sons of Jacob came from the fields when they heard [it]; and the men were grieved, and they...
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And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give he...
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And make marriages with us: give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.
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And dwell with us, and the land shall be before you: dwell and trade in it, and get yourselves posse...
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And Shechem said to her father and to her brethren, Let me find favour in your eyes; and what ye sha...
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Impose on me very much as dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say to me; but give...
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And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spoke because he had de...
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and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were...
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But only in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, that every male of you be circumcised;
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then will we give our daughters to you, and take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, a...
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But if ye do not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and go away.
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And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.
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And the youth did not delay to do this, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honou...
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And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, sa...
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These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it. And the land...
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But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people if every male among u...
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Their cattle, and their possessions, and every beast of theirs, shall they not be ours? only let us...
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And all that went out at the gate of his city hearkened to Hamor and to Shechem his son; and every m...
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And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and...
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And Hamor and Shechem his son they slew with the edge of the sword; and took Dinah out of Shechem's...
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The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister...
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Their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and what [was] in the city, and what [was] in the fiel...
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and all their goods, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and plundered the...
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And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, in that ye make me odious among the inhabita...
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And they said, Should people deal with our sister as with a harlot?
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