Verse 14
Genesis 34:14
American Standard Version
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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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם לֹ֤א נוּכַל֙ לַ/עֲשׂוֹת֙ הַ/דָּבָ֣ר הַ/זֶּ֔ה לָ/תֵת֙ אֶת אֲחֹתֵ֔/נוּ לְ/אִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר ל֣/וֹ עָרְלָ֑ה כִּֽי חֶרְפָּ֥ה הִ֖וא לָֽ/נוּ
English Translation
And they said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for it is a disgrace to us."
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Chapter 34 Context
1
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
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And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; And he took her, and lay w...
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And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto...
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And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
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Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the fie...
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And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
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And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they...
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And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray y...
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And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
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And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get yo...
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And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye...
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Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me...
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And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had de...
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and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for th...
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Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be...
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then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell w...
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But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will b...
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And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor`s son.
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And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob`s daughter: and he w...
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And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their c...
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These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behol...
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Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every...
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Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto th...
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And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and eve...
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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 they slew Hamor and Shechem his son 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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They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that whi...
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and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey,...
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And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the...
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And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?
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