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Genesis 34:17

But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

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וְאִםveimand oh thatאִםconjunction, conjunction — “and 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…לֹ֧אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִשְׁמְע֛וּtishmevhearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֵלֵ֖ינוּeleynvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).לְהִמּ֑וֹלlehimolto 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.וְלָקַ֥חְנוּvelaqachnvand takeלָקַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and take”, a completed action in a sequenceH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בִּתֵּ֖נוּbitenvdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.וְהָלָֽכְנוּvehalakhenvand walkהָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “and walk”, a completed action in a sequenceH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

Young’s Literal Translation

and if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.'

World English Bible

But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.”

Darby Translation

But if ye do not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and go away.

Douay-Rheims

But if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But if ye will not hearken to us to be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εἰσακούσητε ἡμῶν τοῦ περιτεμέσθαι, λαβόντες τὴν θυγατέρα ἡμῶν ἀπελευσόμεθα.