Genesis 34:14

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:"

Word-by-Word Analysis

And they

אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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unto them We

יָכֹל

yâkôl

H3201

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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do this

דָּבָר

dâbâr

H1697

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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to

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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our

אָחוֹת

ʼâchôwth

H269

a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)

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to

אֶחָד

ʼechâd

H259

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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that is

עָרֵל

ʻârêl

H6189

uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)

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for that were a

חֶרְפָּה

cherpâh

H2781

contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

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unto us

Key Terms in This Verse

uncircumcised H6189

עָרֵל ʻârêl

uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtailed)

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reproach H2781

חֶרְפָּה cherpâh

contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

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sister H269

אָחוֹת ʼâchôwth

a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)

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cannot H3201

יָכֹל yâkôl

to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)

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thing H1697

דָּבָר dâbâr

a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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give H5414

נָתַן nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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one H259

אֶחָד ʼechâd

properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first

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said H559

אָמַר ʼâmar

to say (used with great latitude)

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Cross References

Romans 4:11 cross-reference

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circum...

Matthew 2:8 cross-reference

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

1 Kings 21:9 cross-reference

And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:

1 Samuel 17:26 cross-reference

And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, th...

Genesis 17:14 cross-reference

And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

2 Samuel 15:7 cross-reference

And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

2 Samuel 1:20 cross-reference

Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

Matthew 2:13 cross-reference

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring ...

1 Samuel 14:6 cross-reference

And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the L...

Genesis 17:11 cross-reference

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

1 Samuel 17:36 cross-reference

Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God.

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