22One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.


In Context

19 And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required, for he loved the damsel exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in all his father's house.

20 And going into the gate of the city they spoke to the people:

21 These men are peaceable and willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.

22 One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.

23 And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours: only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.

24 And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.

Genesis 34:22 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:22Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they [are] circumcised.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

34:22But the men will consent to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males be circumcised, as they themselves are.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

34:22Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:22But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people if every male among us be circumcised, just as they are circumcised.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

34:22Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:22Only herein, will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us shall be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

34:22Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

34:22'Only for this do the men consent to us, to dwell with us, to become one people, in every male of us being circumcised, as they are circumcised;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

34:22Only herein will the men consent to us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.