Verse (Click for Chapter) 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. Berean Standard Bible We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males. 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; New King James Version But on this condition we will consent to you: If you will become as we are, if every male of you is 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 will be circumcised, NASB 1995 “Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised, NASB 1977 “Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised, Legacy Standard Bible Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male among you be circumcised, Amplified Bible But we will consent to you only on this condition: if you will become like us, in that every male among you consents to be circumcised, Christian Standard Bible We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are. Holman Christian Standard Bible We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are. 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; Contemporary English Version But we will let you marry her, if you and the other men in your tribe agree to 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; GOD'S WORD® Translation We will give our consent to you only on one condition: Every male must be circumcised as we are. Good News Translation We can agree only on the condition that you become like us by circumcising all your males. International Standard Version But we'll agree to your request, only if you will become like us by circumcising every male among you. Majority Standard Bible We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males. NET Bible We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males. New Heart English Bible Only on this condition will we agree with you; that you become like us by circumcising all your males; Webster's Bible Translation But in this will we consent to you: If ye will be as we are, that every male of you shall be circumcised; 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, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionOnly for this we consent to you: if you are as we, to have every male of you circumcised, Young's Literal Translation 'Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised, Smith's Literal Translation But in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we to circumcise to you every male; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut in this way may we be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised: Catholic Public Domain Version But we may succeed in this, so as to be allied with you, if you are willing to become like us, and if all the male sex among you will be circumcised. New American Bible Only on this condition will we agree to that: that you become like us by having every male among you circumcised. New Revised Standard Version Only on this condition will we consent to you: that you will become as we are and every male among you be circumcised. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut on this condition will we consent to you: that you will become like us, and circumcise every male as we are circumcised; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated However in this we will consent to you, if it is that you would be like us and you will circumcise every male just as we are circumcised OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised; Brenton Septuagint Translation Only on these terms will we conform to you, and dwell among you, if ye also will be as we are, in that every male of you be circumcised. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers…14“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. 15We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us— every one of your males. 16Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.… Cross References Exodus 12:48 If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it. Joshua 5:2-9 At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” / So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. / Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt. ... 1 Samuel 18:25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines. 2 Samuel 3:14 Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.” 1 Kings 11:1-2 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. Deuteronomy 7:3-4 Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. Leviticus 12:3 And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised. Acts 15:1 Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” Acts 15:5 But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.” Acts 15:24 It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said. Galatians 5:2-3 Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. / Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. Romans 2:25-29 Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. / If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision? / The one who is physically uncircumcised yet keeps the law will condemn you who, even though you have the written code and circumcision, are a lawbreaker. ... 1 Corinthians 7:18-19 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised. / Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts. Philippians 3:2-3 Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh! / For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— Colossians 2:11 In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. Treasury of Scripture But in this will we consent to you: If you will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; Galatians 4:12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all. Jump to Previous Agreement Circumcised Circumcising Condition Consent Male Males UndergoesJump to Next Agreement Circumcised Circumcising Condition Consent Male Males UndergoesGenesis 34 1. Dinah is ravished by Shechem.4. He requests to marry her. 13. The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites. 20. Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it. 25. The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city. 30. Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi. If you will be circumcised The phrase "If you will be circumcised" is pivotal in understanding the cultural and religious significance of circumcision in the ancient Near East. The Hebrew word for circumcise is "מול" (mul), which carries the connotation of a covenantal act. In the context of Genesis, circumcision was instituted by God as a sign of the covenant between Him and Abraham's descendants (Genesis 17:10-14). This act was not merely a physical procedure but a profound spiritual symbol of belonging to God's chosen people. The demand for circumcision here by Jacob's sons reflects their understanding of this rite as a boundary marker of identity and faithfulness to God's covenant. It also underscores the seriousness with which they viewed the integration of Shechem and his people into their family and community. all of you males as we are Hebrew We will consentנֵא֣וֹת (nê·’ō·wṯ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 225: To come, to assent to this לָכֶ֑ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew on one אַךְ־ (’aḵ-) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely condition, אִ֚ם (’im) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not that you become תִּהְי֣וּ (tih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be circumcised לְהִמֹּ֥ל (lə·him·mōl) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4135: To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy like us— כָמֹ֔נוּ (ḵā·mō·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 3644: Like, as, when every one of כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your males. זָכָֽר׃ (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male Links Genesis 34:15 NIVGenesis 34:15 NLT Genesis 34:15 ESV Genesis 34:15 NASB Genesis 34:15 KJV Genesis 34:15 BibleApps.com Genesis 34:15 Biblia Paralela Genesis 34:15 Chinese Bible Genesis 34:15 French Bible Genesis 34:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 34:15 Only on this condition will we consent (Gen. 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