Genesis 34:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

Young's Literal Translation
and say unto them, ‘We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it [is] a reproach to us.

King James Bible
And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach unto us:

Hebrew
“We cannot
לֹ֤א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

do
לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6213: To do, make

such
הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

a thing,”
הַדָּבָ֣ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

they said.
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“To give
לָתֵת֙ (lā·ṯêṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

our sister
אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ (’ă·ḥō·ṯê·nū)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister

to
ל֣וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

an uncircumcised man
עָרְלָ֑ה (‘ā·rə·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 6190: The prepuce

would be a disgrace
חֶרְפָּ֥ה (ḥer·pāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda

to us.
לָֽנוּ׃ (lā·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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