But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
But if you won't listen to us and agree to be circumcised, then we'll take our daughter and leave.
The writer is showing how Jacob's sons used circumcision as a non-negotiable condition for allowing their sister to marry into another family.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, Dinah, Jacob's daughter, was violated by Shechem, the prince of the land, leading to tension between Jacob's family and the local people. Jacob's sons, seeking to address the wrong, proposed that all the men in Shechem's city be circumcised as a condition for intermarriage and peaceful relations. This verse is part of their ultimatum, where they threaten to take Dinah and leave if the demand is not met.
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