Genesis 34:15 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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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✦ MADE SIMPLE

But we will agree to this only if you do what we do: every male among you must be circumcised.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is showing how Jacob's sons set a condition for intermarriage, requiring the Shechemites to be circumcised like them.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes from the story of Dinah's assault by Shechem, son of Hamor. Jacob's sons are responding to Shechem's request to marry Dinah and for their peoples to intermarry. Circumcision was the sign of God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants, marking them as God's chosen people.

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Genesis 34:24

All the men who lived in Hamor and Shechem's city listened to them and agreed to their plan. Every male in the city was circumcised, just as they had requested.

Genesis 34:22

The men will only agree to live with us and become one people with us if every male among us is circumcised, just like they are circumcised.

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