Genesis 34:22
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New International Version (©2011)
But the men will agree to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males be circumcised, as they themselves are.

New Living Translation (©2007)
But they will consider staying here and becoming one people with us only if all of our men are circumcised, just as they are.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
"Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people: that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But the men will agree to live with us and be one people only on this condition: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

International Standard Version (©2012)
"However," they added, "only on this condition will the men consent to live with us and be united as a single people with us: every male among us will have to be circumcised just as they are.

NET Bible (©2006)
Only on this one condition will these men consent to live with us and become one people: They demand that every male among us be circumcised just as they are circumcised.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
These people will consent to live with us and become one nation on one condition: Every male must be circumcised as they are.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
Only in this will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

American King James Version
Only herein will the men consent to us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

American Standard Version
Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Douay-Rheims Bible
One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.

Darby Bible Translation
But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people if every male among us be circumcised, just as they are circumcised.

English Revised Version
Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Webster's Bible Translation
Only herein, will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us shall be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

World English Bible
Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Young's Literal Translation
'Only for this do the men consent to us, to dwell with us, to become one people, in every male of us being circumcised, as they are circumcised;

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

34:20-31 The Shechemites submitted to the sacred rite, only to serve a turn, to please their prince, and to enrich themselves, and it was just with God to bring punishment upon them. As nothing secures us better than true religion, so nothing exposes us more than religion only pretended to. But Simeon and Levi were most unrighteous. Those who act wickedly, under the pretext of religion, are the worst enemies of the truth, and harden the hearts of many to destruction. The crimes of others form no excuse for us. Alas! how one sin leads on to another, and, like flames of fire, spread desolation in every direction! Foolish pleasures lead to seduction; seduction produces wrath; wrath thirsts for revenge; the thirst of revenge has recourse to treachery; treachery issues in murder; and murder is followed by other lawless actions. Were we to trace the history of unlawful commerce between the sexes, we should find it, more than any other sin, ending in blood.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Only herein will the men consent unto us,.... The only term or condition insisted upon, to come into an alliance and affinity with us, and

for to dwell with us, to be one people, to become one body politic, is the following one:

if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised; submitting to this rite, they agree to take up their residence with us, and be incorporated among us, and become one people.

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The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers
…21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22Only herein will the men consent to us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. 23Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be our's? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us. …

Genesis 34:21 "These men are friendly toward us," they said. "Let them live in our land and trade in it; the land has plenty of room for them. We can marry their daughters and they can marry ours.
Genesis 34:23 Won't their livestock, their property and all their other animals become ours? So let us agree to their terms, and they will settle among us."