"Onlyon this[condition] will the menconsentto us to livewith us, to becomeonepeople:that everymaleamong us be circumcisedas they are circumcised.
"Thisis My covenant,whichyou shall keep,betweenMe and you and your descendantsafteryou: everymaleamong you shall be circumcised.
"Thesemenare friendlywith us; therefore let them livein the landand tradein it, for behold,the landis largeenoughfor them. Let us taketheir daughtersin marriage,and giveour daughtersto them.
"Will not their livestockand their propertyand alltheir animalsbe ours? Onlylet us consentto them, and they will livewith us."
