Genesis Chapter 34 verse 14 Holy Bible
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.
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And they said, It is not possible for us to give our sister to one who is without circumcision, for that would be a cause of shame to us:
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and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach to us.
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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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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:
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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.
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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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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“We cannotלֹ֤א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nodoלַעֲשׂוֹת֙ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 6213: To do, makesuchהַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)Article | Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thata thing,”הַדָּבָ֣ר (had·dā·ḇār)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causethey said.וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say“To giveלָתֵת֙ (lā·ṯêṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 5414: To give, put, setour sisterאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ (’ă·ḥō·ṯê·nū)Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common pluralStrong's 269: Sister -- a sistertoל֣וֹ (lōw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's Hebrew an uncircumcised manעָרְלָ֑ה (‘ā·rə·lāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 6190: The prepucewould be a disgraceחֶרְפָּ֥ה (ḥer·pāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudendato us.לָֽנוּ׃ (lā·nū)Preposition | first person common pluralStrong's Hebrew Jump to PreviousCause Circumcised Circumcision Disgrace Foreskin Possible Reproach Shame Sister Uncircumcised
