Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation They said to him, "We cannot let our sister marry a man who is not circumcised; that would be a disgrace for us. Contemporary English Version Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable. uncircumcised. Genesis 17:11 And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, that it may be for a sign of the covenant between me and you. Joshua 5:2-9 At that time the Lord said to Joshua: Make thee knives of stone, and circumcise the second time the children of Israel. . . . 1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised, it may be the Lord will do for us: because it is easy for the Lord to save either by many, or by few. 1 Samuel 17:26,36 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? . . . 2 Samuel 1:20 Tell it not in Geth, publish it not in the streets of Ascalon: lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. 2 Samuel 15:7 And after forty years, Absalom said to king David: Let me go, and pay my vows which I have vowed to the Lord in Hebron. 1 Kings 21:9 And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people; Matthew 2:8,13 And sending them into Bethlehem, said: Go and diligently inquire after the child, and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come and adore him. . . . Matthew 23:1-39 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, . . . Romans 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith which he had, being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised: that unto them also it may be reputed to justice: Context The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers13The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister: 14We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable.15But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:… Cross References Genesis 17:14 The male whose flesh of his foreskin shall not be circumcised, that soul shall be destroyed out of his people: because he hath broken my covenant. Genesis 34:13 The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister: Genesis 34:15 But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised: Additional Translations “We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach to us: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. And Symeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, said to them, We shall not be able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for it is a reproach to us. and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach to us. 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: And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised: for that would be a reproach to us: 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. and say unto them, 'We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it is a reproach to us. Jump to Previous Cause Circumcised Circumcision Disgrace Foreskin Possible Reproach Shame Sister UncircumcisedJump to Next Cause Circumcised Circumcision Disgrace Foreskin Possible Reproach Shame Sister UncircumcisedLinks Genesis 34:14 NIVGenesis 34:14 NLT Genesis 34:14 ESV Genesis 34:14 NASB Genesis 34:14 KJV Genesis 34:14 Bible Apps Genesis 34:14 Biblia Paralela Genesis 34:14 Chinese Bible Genesis 34:14 French Bible Genesis 34:14 German Bible Alphabetical: a be cannot can't circumcised disgrace do for give is man not one our said sister such That them They thing this to uncircumcised us We who would OT Law: Genesis 34:14 And said to them We can't do (Gen. Ge Gn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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