They saidto them, "We cannotdothisthing,to giveour sisterto onewhois uncircumcised,for that would be a disgraceto us.
"And you shall be circumcisedin the fleshof your foreskin,and it shall be the signof the covenantbetweenMe and you.
"But an uncircumcisedmalewhois not circumcisedin the fleshof his foreskin,that personshall be cutofffrom his people;he has brokenMy covenant."
But Jacob'ssonsansweredShechemand his fatherHamorwith deceit,becausehe had defiledDinahtheir sister.
"Onlyon this[condition] will we consentto you: ifyou will becomelikeus, in that everymaleof you be circumcised,
"Tell[it] not in Gath,Proclaimit not in the streetsof Ashkelon,Orthe daughtersof the Philistineswill rejoice,The daughtersof the uncircumcisedwill exult.
Now it cameabout at the endof fortyyearsthat Absalomsaidto the king,"Pleaselet me goand paymy vowwhichI have vowedto the LORD,in Hebron.
Now she wrotein the letters,saying,"Proclaima fastand seatNabothat the headof the people;
Nowwhen they had gone,behold,an angelof the Lordappearedto Josephin a dreamand said,"Getup! Takethe Childand His motherand fleeto Egypt,and remainthereuntilI tellyou; for Herodis goingto searchfor the Childto destroyHim."
And he sentthem to Bethlehemand said,"Goand searchcarefullyfor the Child;and whenyou have found[Him], reportto me, sothat I toomay comeand worshipHim."
and he receivedthe signof circumcision,a sealof the righteousnessof the faithwhich he had while uncircumcised,sothat he might be the fatherof allwho believewithout being circumcised,that righteousnessmight be creditedto them,
Then his fatherand his mothersaidto him, "Is therenowomanamong the daughtersof your relatives,or among allour people,that you goto takea wifefrom the uncircumcisedPhilistines?"But Samsonsaidto his father,"Gether for me, for she looksgoodto me."
Then Jonathansaidto the youngmanwho was carryinghis armor,"Comeand let us crossoverto the garrisonof theseuncircumcised;perhapsthe LORDwill workfor us, for the LORDis not restrainedto saveby manyorby few."
Then Davidspoketo the menwho were standingby him, saying,"Whatwill be donefor the manwhokillsthisPhilistineand takesawaythe reproachfrom Israel?For whois thisuncircumcisedPhilistine,that he should tauntthe armiesof the livingGod?"
"Your servanthas killedboththe lionand the bear;and thisuncircumcisedPhilistinewill be like oneof them, sincehe has tauntedthe armiesof the livingGod."
