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Genesis 34:14
“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:”
King James Version (KJV)
Genesis 34:14 Context
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.
"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:" Genesis 34:14 KJV Similar Verses Save
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Translation Details for Genesis 34:14
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:
And they saide vnto them, wee cannot doe this thing, to giue our sister to one that is vncircumcised: for that were a reproch vnto vs.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
They said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And they said, It is not possible for us to give our sister to one who is without circumcision, for that would be a cause of shame to us:
- Basic English Bible
"We cannot do such a thing," they said. "To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach to us.
- Darby Bible
We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised, which with us is unlawful and abominable.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
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:
- English Revised Version
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.
- World English Bible