Genesis 34:14
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We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable.

Genesis 17:14
The male whose flesh of his foreskin shall not be circumcised, that soul shall be destroyed out of his people: because he hath broken my covenant.

Genesis 34:13
The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:

Genesis 34:15
But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:

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We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable.

uncircumcised.

Genesis 17:11 And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, that it may be for a sign of the covenant between me and you.

Joshua 5:2-9 At that time the Lord said to Joshua: Make thee knives of stone, and circumcise the second time the children of Israel. . . .

1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bore his armour: Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised, it may be the Lord will do for us: because it is easy for the Lord to save either by many, or by few.

1 Samuel 17:26,36 And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? . . .

2 Samuel 1:20 Tell it not in Geth, publish it not in the streets of Ascalon: lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

2 Samuel 15:7 And after forty years, Absalom said to king David: Let me go, and pay my vows which I have vowed to the Lord in Hebron.

1 Kings 21:9 And this was the tenor of the letters: Proclaim a fast, and make Naboth sit among the chief of the people;

Matthew 2:8,13 And sending them into Bethlehem, said: Go and diligently inquire after the child, and when you have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come and adore him. . . .

Matthew 23:1-39 Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to his disciples, . . .

Romans 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of the faith which he had, being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, being uncircumcised: that unto them also it may be reputed to justice:

Context
The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers
13The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister: 14We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable.15But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:…
Lexicon
“We cannot
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

do
לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

such
הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

a thing,”
הַדָּבָ֣ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

they said.
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“To give
לָתֵת֙ (lā·ṯêṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

our sister
אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ (’ă·ḥō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 269: Sister -- a sister

to
ל֣וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

an uncircumcised man
עָרְלָ֑ה (‘ā·rə·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6190: The prepuce

would be a disgrace
חֶרְפָּ֥ה (ḥer·pāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

to us.
לָֽנוּ׃ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew


Additional Translations
“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach to us:

and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.

And Symeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, said to them, We shall not be able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for it is a reproach to us.

and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach to us.

and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:

And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised: for that would be a reproach to us:

and said to them, "We can't do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.

and say unto them, 'We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it is a reproach to us.
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