# They said to them

"Jacob's sons said to Shechem and Hamor"

# We cannot do this thing, to give our sister

"We cannot agree to give Dinah in marriage"

# for that would be a disgrace to us

"for that would cause us shame." Here "us" refers to Jacob's sons and all the people of Israel. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-exclusive]])