Genesis 34:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 34:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 34:17 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 34:17 — KJV
“But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.”
— Genesis 34:17 (KJV)
Genesis 34:17 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 34:17
“Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. pleaseth...: Heb. is right in mine eyes”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:17: circumcised, then, take
“And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:17: hearken, circumcised, then
“For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:17: take, daughter, gone
“Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying, If ye be mine, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, being seventy persons, were with the great men of the city, which brought them up. mine: Heb. for me”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:17: hearken, then, take
“Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter of my people recovered? recovered: Heb. gone up?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 34:17: then, daughter, gone
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