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;


In Context

19 and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.

20 And Hamor cometh — Shechem his son also — unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,

21 These men are peaceable with us; then let them dwell in the land, and trade in it; and the land, lo, is wide before them; their daughters let us take to ourselves for wives, and our daughters give to them.

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;

23 their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts — are they not ours? only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us.'

24 And unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, hearken do all those going out of the gate of his city, and every male is circumcised, all those going out of the gate of his city.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

34:22One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.

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 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.