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 34:17 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart:
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
- DARBYDarby
- But if ye do not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and go away.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- But if you will not listen to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- "But if you do not listen to us and are not circumcised, we will take our daughter and go."
Context: Genesis 34
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.
18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
19And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
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.