“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.”
Genesis 34:14 (BSB)
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12Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!” 13But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully. 14“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. 15We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us — every one of your males. 16Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.