< Genesis 34 >

1 And she went out Dinah [the] daughter of Leah whom she had borne to Jacob to look on [the] daughters of the land.
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
2 And he saw her Shechem [the] son of Hamor the Hivite [the] chief of the land and he took her and he lay with with her and he humiliated her.
And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
3 And it cleaved self his to Dinah [the] daughter of Jacob and he loved the girl and he spoke to [the] heart of the girl.
And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly unto the damsel.
4 And he said Shechem to Hamor father his saying get for me the girl this to a wife.
And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
5 And Jacob he heard that he had defiled Dinah daughter his and sons his they were with livestock his in the field and he kept silent Jacob until came they.
And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
6 And he went out Hamor [the] father of Shechem to Jacob to speak with him.
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
7 And [the] sons of Jacob they came from the field when heard they and they were indignant the men and it burned to them exceedingly for a disgraceful folly he had done in Israel by lying with [the] daughter of Jacob and thus not it is done.
And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter: which thing ought not to be done.
8 And he spoke Hamor with them saying Shechem son my it loves self his daughter your give please her to him to a wife.
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
9 And intermarry with with us daughters your you will give to us and daughters our you will take for yourselves.
And make all of you marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
10 And with us you will dwell and the land it will be before you dwell and go about in it and have possessions in it.
And all of you shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade all of you therein, and get you possessions therein.
11 And he said Shechem to father her and to brothers her let me find favor in eyes your and [that] which you will say to me I will give.
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what all of you shall say unto me I will give.
12 Increase on me exceedingly a bride price and a gift so let me give [it] just as you will say to me and give to me the girl to a wife.
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as all of you shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
13 And they answered [the] sons of Jacob Shechem and Hamor father his with deceit and they spoke that he had defiled Dinah sister their.
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
14 And they said to them not we are able to do the thing this to give sister our to a man whom [belongs] to him a foreskin for [is] a reproach it to us.
And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
15 Only in this we will agree to you if you will be like us by being circumcised of you every male.
But in this will we consent unto you: If all of you will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
16 And we will give daughters our to you and daughters your we will take for ourselves and we will dwell with you and we will become a people one.
Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
17 And if not you will listen to us by being circumcised and we will take daughter our and we will go.
But if all of you will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
18 And they were good words their in [the] eyes of Hamor and in [the] eyes of Shechem [the] son of Hamor.
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
19 And not he delayed the young man to do the thing for he delighted in [the] daughter of Jacob and he [was] honored more than all [the] household of father his.
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
20 And he went Hamor and Shechem son his to [the] gate of city their and they spoke to [the] men of city their saying.
And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
21 The men these [are] at peace they with us and let them dwell in the land and let them go about in it and the land there! [is] broad of both hands before them daughters their we will take for ourselves to wives and daughters our we will give to them.
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
22 Only in this they will agree to us the men to dwell with us to become a people one when has been circumcised of us every male just as they [are] circumcised.
Only herein will the men consent unto us in order to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
23 Livestock their and possession[s] their and all animal[s] their ¿ not [belong] to us [will] they only let us agree with them and let them dwell with us.
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of their's be our's? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
24 And they listened to Hamor and to Shechem son his all [those who] went out of [the] gate of city his and they were circumcised every male all [those who] went out of [the] gate of city his.
And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
25 And it was on the day third when were they in pain and they took two of [the] sons of Jacob Simeon and Levi [the] brothers of Dinah each sword his and they went on the city security and they killed every male.
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
26 And Hamor and Shechem son his they slew to [the] mouth of [the] sword and they took Dinah from [the] house of Shechem and they went out.
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
27 [the] sons of Jacob they came on the [ones] slain and they plundered the city that people had defiled sister their.
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
28 Flock[s] their and herd[s] their and donkeys their and [that] which [was] in the city and [that] which [was] in the field they took.
They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,
29 And all wealth their and all little one[s] their and wives their they took captive and they plundered and all that [was] in the house.
And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
30 And he said Jacob to Simeon and to Levi you have troubled me by making odious me among [the] inhabitant[s] of the land among the Canaanite[s] and among the Perizzite[s] and I [am] men of number and they will gather on me and they will attack me and I will be destroyed I and household my.
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, All of you have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
31 And they said ¿ like a prostitute will he use sister our.
And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

< Genesis 34 >