13 Because their sister Dinah had been defiled,(A) Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully(B) as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor. 14 They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised.(C) That would be a disgrace to us. 15 We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition(D) only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.(E) 16 Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves.(F) We’ll settle among you and become one people with you.(G) 17 But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we’ll take our sister and go.”

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