Derasha 2 on Bereishis 34:14

TT #40 · Parashas Vayishlach · Passuk 34:14

Complete Passuk

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לֹ֤א נוּכַל֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לָתֵת֙ אֶת־אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ לְאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ל֣וֹ עׇרְלָ֑ה כִּֽי־חֶרְפָּ֥ה הִ֖וא לָֽנוּ׃

And they said to them: We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who has a foreskin, for that is a disgrace to us.

Chabad · Genesis 34:14

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to the same discussion of milah as a distinguishing mark.

Core Text of Chazal

לא נוכל לתת את אחותנו לאיש אשר לו ערלה.

We cannot give our sister to a man who has a foreskin.

On the daf / in context

The brothers present circumcision as the condition for intermarriage.

Type of Learning

Derash on the condition of milah (continuation).

What Is Learned

Circumcision is presented as the prerequisite for accepting the proposal of intermarriage.