Genesis 34

1 Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the region.

Now Dinah, Leah's daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went out to meet the young women of the land.

2 When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, he grabbed her, and raped her, and humiliated her.

Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her and he grabbed her, assaulted her, and slept with her.

3 Then he became very attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman, and spoke kindly to the young woman.

He was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.

4 Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this young woman as my wife."

Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get this young woman for me as a wife.”

5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob remained silent until they came.

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. His sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.

6 Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.

Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.

7 The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob's daughter; a thing that should not be done.

The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard of the matter. The men were offended. They were very angry because he had disgraced Israel by forcing himself on Jacob's daughter, for such a thing should not have been done.

8 Hamor talked with them, saying, "The heart of my son Shechem is set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

Hamor spoke with them, saying, “My son Shechem loves your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

9 Arrange marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

Intermarry with us, give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

10 You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live and trade in it, and acquire property in it."

You will live with us, and the land will be open to you to live and trade in, and to acquire property.”

11 Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you ask of me I will give.

Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you tell me I will give.

12 Ask me for a very expensive bride price, and I will pay whatever you ask of me, but give me the young woman as a wife."

Ask me for as great a bride price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me, but give me the young woman as a wife.”

13 The sons of Jacob replied deceitfully to Shechem and his father Hamor, because he had defiled their sister Dinah.

The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, because Shechem had defiled Dinah their sister.

14 And they said to them, "We can't do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that would be a disgrace to us.

They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to anyone who is uncircumcised; for that would be a disgrace to us.

15 Only on this condition will we agree with you; that you become like us by circumcising all your males;

Only on this condition will we agree with you: If you will become circumcised as we are, if every male among you is circumcised.

16 then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.

Then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will live with you and become one people.

17 But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go away."

But if you do not listen to us and become circumcised, then we will take our sister and we will leave.”

18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

Their words pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

19 The young man did not delay to do this thing, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most important of anyone in his father's house.

The young man did not delay to do what they said, because he delighted in Jacob's daughter, and because he was the most honored person in all his father's household.

20 Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

Hamor and Shechem his son went to the gate of their city and spoke with the men of their city, saying,

21 "These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them live in the land and travel in it. For look, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives for ourselves, and let us give them our daughters.

“These men are at peace with us, so let them live in the land and trade in it for, really, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters.

22 Only on this condition will the men agree to live with us as one people: that every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Only on this condition will the men agree to live with us and become one people: If every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.

23 Won't their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let us agree with them, so they will settle among us."

Will not their livestock and their property—all their animals be ours? So let us agree with them, and they will live among us.”

24 All who went out of the gate of his city agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

All the men of the city listened to Hamor and Shechem, his son. Every male was circumcised.

25 It happened on the third day, when they were still in pain, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword and came into the unsuspecting city and killed all the males.

On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of the sons of Jacob (Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers), each took his sword and they attacked the city that was certain of its security, and they killed all the males.

26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and left.

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword. They took Dinah from Shechem's house and went away.

27 Jacob's sons entered over the dead and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

The other sons of Jacob came to the dead bodies and looted the city, because the people had defiled their sister.

28 They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and was in the field,

They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, and everything in the city and in the surrounding fields with

29 and all their wealth. They took captive all their little ones and their wives, and took as plunder everything that was in the houses.

all their wealth. All their children and their wives, they captured. They even took everything that was in the houses.

30 Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and attack me, and I and my household will be destroyed."

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me, to make me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. If they gather themselves together against me and attack me, then I will be destroyed, I and my household.”

31 But they said, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"

But Simeon and Levi said, “Should Shechem have dealt with our sister as with a prostitute?”