The Meaning of Genesis 34:15 Explained

Genesis 34:15

KJV: But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

YLT: 'Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

Darby: But only in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, that every male of you be circumcised;

ASV: Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Genesis 34:15?

MEANING: What does Genesis 34:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Genesis 34:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Genesis 34:15?

What is the context of Genesis 34:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we [be], that every male of you be circumcised;

What does Genesis 34:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Genesis 34:1-17 - Jacob With The Shechemites

Jacob was tempted by the fat pastures of Shechem, without thought or care of the character of its people, and he lived to bitterly rue his choice. How many religious parents have made the same mistake! They first encamp near the world, pitching their tent doors in that direction; then they buy a parcel of land, and finally their children contract alliances that end in shame and disaster. He who came of a pilgrim race, and to whom the whole land had been given by promise, bought real estate right against Shechem, one of the worst cities in the country. Like Lot, Jacob bid high for wealth and worldly advancement, risked the highest for the lowest, and was saved as by fire. Poor Dinah! Yet she was more sinned against than sinning. Jacob had put her in jeopardy by his selfish policy; and Leah was not blameless, for she had let her go unwarned and unaccompanied into the middle of that furnace of trial. [source]

Chapter Summary: Genesis 34

¹ Dinah is ravished by Shechem
⁴ He requests to marry her
¹³ The sons of Jacob offer the condition of circumcision to the Shechemites
²⁰ Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it
²⁵ The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them, and spoil their city
³⁰ Jacob reproves Simeon and Levi

What do the individual words in Genesis 34:15 mean?

But in this we will consent to you if you will become as we [are] if is circumcised of you every male

אַךְ־ בְּזֹ֖את נֵא֣וֹת לָכֶ֑ם אִ֚ם תִּהְי֣וּ כָמֹ֔נוּ לְהִמֹּ֥ל לָכֶ֖ם כָּל־ זָכָֽר

בְּזֹ֖את	in this
Parse: Preposition-b, Pronoun, feminine singular Root: זׄאת Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.
נֵא֣וֹת	we will consent
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, first person common plural Root: אוּת Sense: (Niphal) to consent, agree.
לָכֶ֑ם	to you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
תִּהְי֣וּ	you will become
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כָמֹ֔נוּ	as we [are]
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural Root: כְּמֹו Sense: like, as, the like of which conj.
לְהִמֹּ֥ל	if is circumcised
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct Root: מוּל Sense: to circumcise, let oneself be circumcised, cut, be cut off.
לָכֶ֖ם	of you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
כָּל־	every
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
זָכָֽר	male
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: זָכָר Sense: male (of humans and animals) adj.

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