Genesis 34:15 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 34:15

We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

BSB

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ASV

Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

KJV

But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Religion is never more injured, nor are God's sacraments more profaned, than when they are thus used for a cloak of maliciousness. Nay, if Jacob's sons had not had this bloody design, I do not see how they could justify their offering the sacred sign of circumcision, the seal of God's covenant, to these devoted Canaanites, who had no part nor lot in the matter.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַךְ־	'akh-	only	H389 →
בְּזֹ֖את	be.Zot	in this	H2063 →
נֵא֣וֹת	ne.'ot	we will agree	H225 →
לָכֶ֑ם	la.Khem	to <the> you
אִ֚ם	'im	if	H518 →
תִּהְי֣וּ	tih.Yu	you will be	H1961 →
כָמֹ֔נוּ	kha.Mo.nu	like us	H3644 →
לְהִמֹּ֥ל	le.hi.Mol	by being circumcised	H4135 →
לָכֶ֖ם	la.Khem	of you
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
זָכָֽר׃	za.Khar	male	H2145 →

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Through
Galatians 4:12
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 2:5
  Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
- 1 Kings 22:4
  So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:20–23
  To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win…
- Acts 21:21
  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.
- 2 Corinthians 6:13
  As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also.

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Where the connections lead

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Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Genesis