Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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 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 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. Berean Standard Bible But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Only on this condition will the men consent to dwell with us, to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. New American Standard Bible 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 just as they are circumcised. NASB 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. NASB 1977 “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. Legacy Standard Bible 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. Amplified Bible But only on this condition will the men consent to our request that they live among us and become one people: that every male among us become circumcised just as they are circumcised. Christian Standard Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. 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. Contemporary English Version We have to do only one thing before they will agree to stay here and become one nation with us. Our men will have to be circumcised just like theirs. 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation These people will consent to live with us and become one nation on one condition: Every male must be circumcised as they are. Good News Translation But these men will agree to live among us and be one people with us only on the condition that we circumcise all our males, as they are circumcised. International Standard Version "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. Majority Standard Bible But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible Only on this condition will the men agree to live with us as one people: that 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionOnly 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; 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; Smith's Literal Translation Only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us to be for one people, in the circumcising to us every male according as they having been circumcised. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleOne thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation. Catholic Public Domain Version There is one thing that prevents so great a good: whether we will circumcise our males, imitating the ritual of their nation. New American Bible But only on this condition will the men agree to live with us and form one people with us: that every male among us be circumcised as they themselves are. New Revised Standard Version Only on this condition will they agree to live among us, to become one people: that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut only on this condition will the men consent to dwell with us, to become one people, when every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated However in this the men are persuaded by us that they will dwell with us and will be one people, whenever we circumcise every male just as those men are circumcised. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Only 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. Brenton Septuagint Translation Only on these terms will the men conform to us to dwell with us so as to be one people, if every male of us be circumcised, as they also are circumcised. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers…21“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them. 22But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are. 23Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”… Cross References Acts 15:1-5 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.” / And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. / Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers. ... 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. 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. 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. 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. ... 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. ... Acts 16:3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. 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— Leviticus 12:3 And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised. Colossians 2:11-13 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. / And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead. / When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more. Acts 21:21 But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs. Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.” Romans 4:11-12 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. / And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised. Ezekiel 44:7-9 In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant. / And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites. Treasury of Scripture 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. Genesis 34:15-17 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; … Jump to Previous Agree Agreement Circumcised Circumcision Condition Consent Dwell Herein Live Male Males Themselves UndergoesJump to Next Agree Agreement Circumcised Circumcision Condition Consent Dwell Herein Live Male Males Themselves 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. But only on this condition This phrase sets the stage for a negotiation, indicating a stipulation or requirement that must be met. In the context of ancient Near Eastern culture, agreements often involved specific conditions or covenants. The Hebrew word for "condition" here implies a binding agreement, reflecting the seriousness of the proposal being made. This highlights the importance of covenants in biblical times, where agreements were not just verbal but carried significant weight and consequences. will the men consent to dwell with us and be one people if every male among us is circumcised as they are Hebrew But onlyאַךְ־ (’aḵ-) Adverb Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely on this condition בְּ֠זֹאת (bə·zōṯ) Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, {will} the men הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ (hā·’ă·nā·šîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person agree יֵאֹ֨תוּ (yê·’ō·ṯū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 225: To come, to assent to dwell לָשֶׁ֣בֶת (lā·še·ḇeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry with us אִתָּ֔נוּ (’it·tā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among and be לִהְי֖וֹת (lih·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be one אֶחָ֑ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first people: לְעַ֣ם (lə·‘am) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock if all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every our men זָכָ֔ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male are circumcised בְּהִמּ֥וֹל (bə·him·mō·wl) Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4135: To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy as כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they are. הֵ֥ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They Links Genesis 34:22 NIVGenesis 34:22 NLT Genesis 34:22 ESV Genesis 34:22 NASB Genesis 34:22 KJV Genesis 34:22 BibleApps.com Genesis 34:22 Biblia Paralela Genesis 34:22 Chinese Bible Genesis 34:22 French Bible Genesis 34:22 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 34:22 Only on this condition will the men (Gen. 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