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Genesis 34:14

Verse 14 of 31. The 34th of 50 chapters in Genesis, in The Law.

10And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

11And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

12Ask 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.

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

14And 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:

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

16Then 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.

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

18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

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Genesis 34:14 in the World English Bible

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.
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Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:14

"It is the honour of Jacob's family that they carry about with them the token of God's covenant with them; and it will be a reproach to those that are thus dignified and distinguished to enter into such a strict alliance with those that are uncircumcised (v. 14); and therefore, if you will be circumcised, then we will become one people with you," v. 15, 16.

Read Matthew Henry on Genesis 34:6–17: Treachery of Dinah's Brethren. (b. c. 1732.)

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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.