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href="/esv/genesis/34.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>are</i> circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Only on this <i>condition</i> will the men consent to dwell with us, to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they <i>are</i> circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Only on this <i>condition</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Only 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Only on this <i>condition</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Only on this <i>condition</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But only on this <i>condition</i> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These people will consent to live with us and become one nation on one condition: Every male must be circumcised as they are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> '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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />There is one thing that prevents so great a good: whether we will circumcise our males, imitating the ritual of their nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/34-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=8658" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/34.htm">The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>“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. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ- (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">But only</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: bə·zōṯ (Prep-b:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">on this condition</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">will the men</a> <a href="/hebrew/225.htm" title="225: yê·’ō·ṯū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- To consent, agree. A primitive root; properly, to come, i.e. to assent.">agree</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: lā·še·ḇeṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">to dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with us</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and be</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">if all</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·nū (Prep:: 1cp) -- ">our</a> <a href="/hebrew/2145.htm" title="2145: zā·ḵār (N-ms) -- Male. From zakar; properly, remembered, i.e. A male.">men</a> <a href="/hebrew/4135.htm" title="4135: bə·him·mō·wl (Prep-b:: V-Nifal-Inf) -- To circumcise. A primitive root; to cut short, i.e. Curtail; by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy.">are circumcised</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">they are.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4135.htm" title="4135: nim·mō·lîm (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To circumcise. A primitive root; to cut short, i.e. Curtail; by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy."></a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Acts 15:1-5</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-2.htm">Galatians 5:2-3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-48.htm">Exodus 12:48</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-18.htm">1 Corinthians 7:18-19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-25.htm">Romans 2:25-29</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/5-2.htm">Joshua 5:2-9</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-3.htm">Acts 16:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-2.htm">Philippians 3:2-3</a></span><br />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—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Leviticus 12:3</a></span><br />And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11-13</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a></span><br />Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-21.htm">Acts 21:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm">Romans 4:11-12</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-7.htm">Ezekiel 44:7-9</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/34-15.htm">Genesis 34:15-17</a></b></br> But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we <i>be</i>, that every male of you be circumcised; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/34-17.htm">Agree</a> <a href="/genesis/34-15.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/34-17.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/genesis/34-17.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/genesis/34-15.htm">Condition</a> <a href="/genesis/34-15.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/1_john/4-17.htm">Herein</a> <a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/34-15.htm">Male</a> <a href="/genesis/34-15.htm">Males</a> <a href="/genesis/33-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/34-15.htm">Undergoes</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Agree</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/exodus/2-25.htm">Condition</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Consent</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">Herein</a> <a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Live</a> <a href="/genesis/34-24.htm">Male</a> <a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">Males</a> <a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-11.htm">Undergoes</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-1.htm">Dinah is ravished by Shechem.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-4.htm">He requests to marry her.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-13.htm">The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-20.htm">Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-25.htm">The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The context is the aftermath of Dinah's defilement by Shechem, the son of Hamor. The sons of Jacob deceitfully propose circumcision as a condition for intermarriage and peaceful coexistence. This reflects the cultural and religious significance of circumcision as a covenant sign given to Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). The idea of becoming "one people" suggests a merging of communities, which was a significant step given the distinct identity and covenant relationship of Jacob's family with God.<p><b>if all our men are circumcised as they are.</b><br>Circumcision was a physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants, setting them apart from other nations. The demand for all the men of Shechem to be circumcised was not just a physical requirement but a spiritual and cultural one, symbolizing a deeper integration into the community of God's people. This condition, however, was used deceitfully by Jacob's sons as a means to weaken the men of Shechem, leading to their subsequent attack. The act of circumcision here is manipulated for vengeance rather than its intended purpose of covenantal faithfulness. This event foreshadows the New Testament teaching that true circumcision is of the heart, by the Spirit (<a href="/romans/2-29.htm">Romans 2:29</a>), and points to the ultimate fulfillment of the covenant in Jesus Christ, who brings together Jew and Gentile into one body (<a href="/ephesians/2-14.htm">Ephesians 2:14-16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechem.htm">Shechem</a></b><br>- A city in the land of Canaan, significant in biblical history as a place of both covenant and conflict.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/hamor.htm">Hamor</a></b><br>- The father of Shechem, a Hivite prince who seeks to make a covenant with Jacob's family.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shechemites.htm">Shechemites</a></b><br>- The inhabitants of Shechem, who are asked to undergo circumcision to align with Jacob's family.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob's_sons.htm">Jacob's Sons</a></b><br>- Particularly Simeon and Levi, who deceitfully agree to the terms with ulterior motives.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dinah.htm">Dinah</a></b><br>- The daughter of Jacob and Leah, whose defilement by Shechem sets the events of this chapter in motion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_covenants.htm">The Significance of Covenants</a></b><br>Circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and His people. It reminds us of the importance of being set apart for God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/deception_and_its_consequences.htm">Deception and Its Consequences</a></b><br>The deceit of Jacob's sons leads to violence and further conflict. This teaches the importance of integrity and honesty in our dealings with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_assimilation_vs._faithfulness.htm">Cultural Assimilation vs. Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Shechemites' willingness to undergo circumcision for social and economic gain contrasts with the call to remain faithful to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_external_signs.htm">The Role of External Signs</a></b><br>While circumcision was an external sign, the New Testament emphasizes the importance of internal transformation and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_and_vengeance.htm">Justice and Vengeance</a></b><br>The response of Jacob's sons raises questions about justice and vengeance, reminding us of the biblical call to leave vengeance to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_34.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 34</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_fearsome_in_exodus_19.htm">Why is God depicted as a physical, fearsome presence in Exodus 19, but more abstractly and intimately in other biblical passages?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_teachings_does_the_bible_provide.htm">What teachings does the Bible provide?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_circumcision_in_gen_34_22_anachronistic.htm">Genesis 34:22 – Could the use of circumcision as a deceptive tactic reflect an anachronistic or exaggerated element in the text? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_objectivism.htm">What defines a covenant?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/34-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But only</span><br /><span class="heb">אַךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(’aḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A particle of affirmation, surely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on this condition</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֠זֹאת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">{will} the men</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲנָשִׁים֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">agree</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵאֹ֨תוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ō·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_225.htm">Strong's 225: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, to assent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשֶׁ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(lā·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with us</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתָּ֔נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tā·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and be</span><br /><span class="heb">לִהְי֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people:</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our men</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2145.htm">Strong's 2145: </a> </span><span class="str2">Remembered, a male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are circumcised</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהִמּ֥וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·him·mō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4135.htm">Strong's 4135: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are.</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(hêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/34-22.htm">Genesis 34:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/34-22.htm">OT Law: Genesis 34:22 Only on this condition will the men (Gen. 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