Genesis

Genesis 34:14–15

¹⁴“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. ¹⁵We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us — every one of your males.

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Genesis 34:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We cannot	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
do	לַעֲשׂוֹת֙	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
such	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
a thing	הַדָּבָ֣ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
they said	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
To give	לָתֵת֙	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
our sister	אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ	’ă·ḥō·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H269 sister
to	ל֣וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
an uncircumcised man	עָרְלָ֑ה	‘ā·rə·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6190 foreskin
would be a disgrace	חֶרְפָּ֥ה	ḥer·pāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2781 reproach
to us	לָֽנוּ׃	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural

Genesis 34:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We will consent	נֵא֣וֹת	nê·’ō·wṯ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H225 consent, agree
to this	לָכֶ֑ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
on one	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
condition	אִ֚ם	’im	Conjunction	H518 if
that you become	תִּהְי֣וּ	tih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
circumcised	לְהִמֹּ֥ל	lə·him·mōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H4135 circumcise
like us	כָמֹ֔נוּ	ḵā·mō·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H3644 like, as, when
every one of	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your males	זָכָֽר׃	zā·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H2145 male

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.