Genesis 34:15
Strong's Lexicon
We will consent
נֵא֣וֹת (nê·’ō·wṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 225: 1) (Niphal) to consent, agree

to this
לָכֶ֑ם (lā·ḵem)
Preposition | second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew :

on one
אַךְ־ (’aḵ-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 389: 1) indeed, surely (emphatic) 2) howbeit, only, but, yet (restrictive)

בְּזֹ֖את (bə·zōṯ)
Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2063: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, such 1a) (alone) 1a1) this one 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another 1b) (appos to subst) 1b1) this 1c) (as predicate) 1c1) this, such 1d) (enclitically) 1d1) then 1d2) who, whom 1d3) how now, what now 1d4) what now 1d5) wherefore now 1d6) behold here 1d7) just now 1d8) now, now already 1e) (poetry) 1e1) wherein, which, those who 1f) (with prefixes) 1f1) in this (place) here, then 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter 1f3) thus and thus 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side 1f6) on this account 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

condition,
אִ֚ם (’im)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

that you become
תִּהְי֣וּ (tih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

circumcised
לְהִמֹּ֥ל (lə·him·mōl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 4135: 1) to circumcise, let oneself be circumcised, cut, be cut off 1a) (Qal) to circumcise 1b) (Niphal) to be circumcised, circumcise oneself 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to be circumcised 1c1) of destruction (fig.) 1d) (Hithpolel) to be cut off 1e) (Polel) cut down

like us—
כָמֹ֔נוּ (ḵā·mō·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3644: adv 1) like, as, the like of which conj 2) when, according as, as it were

every one of
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything

your males.
זָכָֽר׃ (zā·ḵār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2145: n m 1) male (of humans and animals) adj 2) male (of humans)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us— every one of your males.

Young's Literal Translation
‘Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are.

New American Standard Bible
"Only on this [condition] will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised,

King James Bible
But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we [be], that every male of you be circumcised;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.

New Living Translation
But here is a solution. If every man among you will be circumcised like we are,

English Standard Version
Only on this condition will we agree with you—that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised.

New American Standard Bible
"Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are.

International Standard Version
But we'll agree to your request, only if you will become like us by circumcising every male among you.

NET Bible
We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males.

American Standard Version
Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

English Revised Version
Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

Young's Literal Translation
'Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,
















Cross References
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:

Genesis 34:16
Then 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.

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Genesis 34:13
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

Genesis 34:12
Ask 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.

Genesis 34:17
But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

Genesis 34:18
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
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