Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
and said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for that is a reproach to us.
New American Standard Bible
They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
“We cannot do this thing,” they said to them. “Giving our sister to an uncircumcised man is a disgrace to us.
International Standard Version
They told them, "We can't do this. We can't give our sister to a man who isn't circumcised, because that would be insulting to us.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
They said to them, “We cannot do this thing and give our sister [in marriage] to one who is not circumcised, because that would be a disgrace to us.
Bible in Basic English
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:
Darby Translation
and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach to us.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will say to them, We shall not be able to do this word, to give our sister to a man which to him is uncircumcision; for this a reproach to us.
King James 2000
And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that would be a reproach unto us:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who [is] uncircumcised, for that [is] a disgrace for us.
Modern King James verseion
And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised. For it is a reproach to us.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they said unto them, "We cannot do this thing, that we should give our sister to one that is uncircumcised, for that were a shame unto us.
NET Bible
They said to them, "We cannot give our sister to a man who is not circumcised, for it would be a disgrace to us.
New Heart 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.
The Emphasized Bible
and said unto them - We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man that is uncircumcised, - for a reproach, it would be to us.
Webster
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:
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Circumcision » The jews » Held it unlawful to intermarry with those not of the
Deception » Instances of » Jacob's sons, in entrapping the shechemites
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 34:14
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Rape Of Dinah And The Massacre At Shechem
13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister, 14 and said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for that is a reproach to us. 15 Only on this condition will we consent to you: If ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 17:11
And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a sign of a covenant between me and you.
Genesis 17:14
And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.
Joshua 5:2-9
At that time LORD said to Joshua, Make for thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the sons of Israel the second time.
1 Samuel 14:6
And Jonathan said to the young man who bore his armor, Come, and let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that LORD will work for us, for there is no limitation to LORD to save by many or by few.
1 Samuel 17:26
And David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the l
1 Samuel 17:36
Thy servant smote both the lion and the bear, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.
2 Samuel 1:20
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
2 Samuel 15:7
And it came to pass at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to LORD, in Hebron.
1 Kings 21:9
And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
Matthew 2:8
And having sent them to Bethlehem, he said, After going, search diligently about the child. And when ye find him, report to me, so that I also having come, may worship him.
Matthew 2:13
Now after they departed, behold, an agent of Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying, After rising, take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and thou be there until I tell thee, for Herod is going to seek the child to
Matthew 23:1-39
Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, saying,
Romans 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision, as a seal of the righteousness of his faith during uncircumcision, for him to be father of all those who believe during uncircumcision (for righteousness to also be imputed to them),