Genesis 34:14
Genesis 34:13-17 The Message (MSG)
Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father with cunning. Their sister, after all, had been raped. They said, “This is impossible. We could never give our sister to a man who was uncircumcised. Why, we’d be disgraced. The only condition on which we can talk business is if all your men become circumcised like us. Then we will freely exchange daughters in marriage and make ourselves at home among you and become one big, happy family. But if this is not an acceptable condition, we will take our sister and leave.”
Genesis 34:14 King James Version (KJV)
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 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.
Genesis 34:14 New Century Version (NCV)
The brothers said to them, “We cannot allow you to marry our sister, because you are not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us.
Genesis 34:14 American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Genesis 34:14 New International Version (NIV)
They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us.
Genesis 34:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a reproach to us.
Genesis 34:14 Amplified Bible (AMP)
They said to them, “We cannot do this thing and give our sister [in marriage] to one who is not circumcised, because that would be a disgrace to us.
Genesis 34:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
They said to them, “We couldn’t possibly allow this, because you’re not circumcised. It would be a disgrace for our sister to marry a man like you!