diff --git a/gen/34/24.md b/gen/34/24.md index 95aad59f8f..44f8e929d4 100644 --- a/gen/34/24.md +++ b/gen/34/24.md @@ -1,8 +1,4 @@ -# All who went out to the gates of his city - -This refers to men old enough to gather at the city gates to discuss community affairs. The word "his" probably refers to Hamor, who was the king. - # All males were circumcised -The meaning of this statement is clarified, not contradicted, by the words "all who went out to the gates." If a literal translation would be misunderstood, you can specify that this refers only to adult males. It can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "All adult males were circumcised" or "So Hamor and Shechem had someone circumcise all the adult men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]]) +"All adult males were circumcised" or "So Hamor and Shechem had someone circumcise all the adult men"