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Genesis 34:22

There is one thing that prevents so great a good: whether we will circumcise our males, imitating the ritual of their nation
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King James Version

Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

English Standard Version

Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people--when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.

New International Version

But the men will consent to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males be circumcised, as they themselves are.