Genesis 34:15
“But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;”
Genesis 34:15 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But in this way may we be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:
- ASVAmerican 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;
- DARBYDarby
- But only in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, that every male of you be circumcised;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Only on this condition will we consent to you. If you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- 'Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,
- BPVBiblePics Version
- But we will agree to this: if you become like us and have every male among you circumcised,
Context: Genesis 34
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.
About Genesis 34: Dinah and the Shechemites
This chapter tells the story of the rape of Dinah, Jacob's daughter and the revenge of her brothers.
Commentary
Genesis 34 is a chapter that tells the story of the rape of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. Dinah had gone out to visit the women of the land, and while she was there, Shechem, the son of Hamor, the prince of the land, saw her and took her by force. When Jacob heard what had happened, he was understandably angry and demanded that Shechem and his father make reparations for the wrong they had done. Hamor and Shechem agreed to the terms, and a plan was made for Shechem to marry Dinah and for the men of the land to be circumcised.