Genesis 34:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So they tricked them by saying: You're not circumcised! It would be a disgrace for us to let you marry Dinah now.

Cross References

Romans 4:11

Abraham let himself be circumcised to show that he had been accepted because of his faith even before he was circumcised. This makes Abraham the father of all who are acceptable to God because of their faith, even though they are not circumcised.

Matthew 2:13

After the wise men had gone, an angel from the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Hurry and take the child and his mother to Egypt! Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is looking for the child and wants to kill him.”

Matthew 2:8

He told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, let me know. I want to go and worship him too.”

2 Samuel 15:7

Four years later, Absalom said to David, “Please, let me go to Hebron. I have to keep a promise that I made to the LORD,

2 Samuel 1:20

Don't tell it in Gath or spread the news in the streets of Ashkelon. The godless Philistine women will be happy and jump for joy.

1 Samuel 17:36

Sir, I have killed lions and bears that way, and I can kill this worthless Philistine. He shouldn't have made fun of the army of the living God!

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked some soldiers standing nearby, “What will a man get for killing this Philistine and stopping him from insulting our people? Who does that worthless Philistine think he is? He's making fun of the army of the living God!”

1 Samuel 14:6

Jonathan and the soldier who carried his weapons talked as they went towards the Philistine camp. “It's just the two of us against all those godless men,” Jonathan said. “But the LORD can help a few soldiers win a battle just as easily as he can help a whole army. Perhaps the LORD will help us win this battle.”

Genesis 17:14

Any man who isn't circumcised hasn't kept his promise to me and cannot be one of my people.

Genesis 34:13

Jacob's sons wanted to get even with Shechem and his father because of what had happened to their sister.

Genesis 34:15

But we will let you marry her, if you and the other men in your tribe get circumcised.

Judges 14:3

His parents answered, “There are a lot of women in our clan and even more in the rest of Israel. Those Philistines are pagans. Why would you want to marry one of their women?” “She looks good to me,” Samson answered. “Get her for me!”