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Genesis 34:14

“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

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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.

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:

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.Hemto themH413 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
נוּכַל֙nu.Khalwe are ableH3201 →
לַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.soTto doH6213 →
הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe thingH1697 →
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
לָתֵת֙la.Tetto giveH5414 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ'a.cho.Te.nusister ourH269 →
לְאִ֖ישׁle.'Ishto a manH376 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whomH834 →
ל֣וֹlo[belongs] to <the> him
עָרְלָ֑ה'a.re.Laha foreskinH6190 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
חֶרְפָּ֥הcher.Pah[is] a reproachH2781 →
הִ֖ואhi'itH1931 →
לָֽנוּ׃La.nuto <the> us

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Joshua 5:9Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.1 Samuel 11:2But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”Genesis 29:8But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”1 Samuel 17:36Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God.”2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.Joshua 5:2–9At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”Matthew 2:13When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”Matthew 23:1–39Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:1 Kings 21:9In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.Genesis 17:11You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.2 Samuel 15:7After four years had passed, Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I have made to the LORD.Romans 4:11And 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.Matthew 2:8And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”Genesis 17:14But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”1 Samuel 17:26David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”1 Samuel 14:6Jonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”Judges 14:3But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”Psalms 5:6You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.

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