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Genesis 34:14
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14 They said to them, “We cannot give[a] our sister to a man who is not circumcised, for it would be a disgrace[b] to us.

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  1. Genesis 34:14 tn Heb “we are not able to do this thing, to give.” The second infinitive is in apposition to the first, explaining what they are not able to do.
  2. Genesis 34:14 tn The Hebrew word translated “disgrace” usually means “ridicule; taunt; reproach.” It can also refer to the reason the condition of shame or disgrace causes ridicule or a reproach.
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