Genesis 34:6-31 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him.… The execution of this project was marked — 1. By the vilest hypocrisy. They pretended to have scruples of conscience about connecting themselves with persons who were uncircumcised. 2. By the grossest profaneness. They knew that if the Shechemites were persuaded to submit to circumcision it would be a mere form, leaving them as to their relation to God just where they were before. They propose that the males should receive the seal of God's holy covenant, not in order to obtain any spiritual benefit, but solely with a view to carnal gratification. 3. It was conceived in the spirit of the most savage cruelty. What amazing depravity does it argue, first to form such a horrid purpose, and then to cover it with the cloak of religion. (W. Bush.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.WEB: Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him. |
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