“But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.”
But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we'll take our sister and go. The alternative — we take Dinah and leave — is presented as the consequence of non-compliance. The ultimatum is the closing of the trap: agree to the condition or lose the opportunity. The application: the ultimatum that follows the offer is the structure of the negotiation that allows no honorable exit.
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