“And 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:”

Genesis 34:14 (KJV) |

Genesis 34:14

From Genesis 34, in the Book of Genesis (Old Testament).

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12

Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

13

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

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And 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:

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But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

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Then 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.

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