King James Version

Genesis 34:15

But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

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אַךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).בְּזֹ֖אתbezotin thisזֹאתpreposition, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “in this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.נֵא֣וֹתneotconsentאוּתverb, niphal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “consent”, an unfinished actionH225properly, to come, i.e. (implied) to assentconsent.לָכֶ֑םlakhemtoלָכֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toאִ֚םimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…תִּהְי֣וּtihyvbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כָמֹ֔נוּkhamonvthusכְּמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.לְהִמֹּ֥לlehimolto circumciseמוּלpreposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct — “to circumcise”, the to-form of the verbH4135to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroycircumcise(-ing), selves), cut down (in pieces), destroy, [idiom] must needs.לָכֶ֖םlakhemtoלָכֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toכָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).זָכָֽרzakharmaleזָכָרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “male”, the ordinary formH2145properly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)[idiom] him, male, man(child, -kind).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

World English Bible

Only on this condition will we consent to you. If you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised,

Darby Translation

But only in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, that every male of you be circumcised;

Douay-Rheims

But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Only on these terms will we conform to you, and dwell among you, if ye also will be as we are, in that every male of you be circumcised.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μόνον ἐν τούτῳ ὁμοιωθησόμεθα ὑμῖν, καὶ κατοικήσομεν ἐν ὑμῖν, ἐὰν γένησθε ὡς ἡμεῖς καὶ ὑμεῖς, ἐν τῷ περιτμηθῆναι ὑμῶν πᾶν ἀρσενικόν.

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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