Genesis 34

1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

2 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.

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

3 And his soul cleaved to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel.

And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

4 And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel for a wife.

So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

5 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 had come.

Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.

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

Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

7 And the sons of Jacob came from 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.

When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

8 And Hamor spoke with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her to him for a wife.

But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

9 And make ye marriages with us, give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.

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

10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye in it, and get you possessions in it.

You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

11 And Shechem said to her father and to her brethren, Let me find favour in your eyes, and what ye shall say to me I will give.

Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say to me: but give me the damsel for a wife.

Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

14 And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that would be a reproach to us:

“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

15 But in this will we consent to you: If ye will be as we are, that every male of you shall be circumcised;

We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

16 Then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.

17 But if ye will not hearken to us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”

18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

19 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.

The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.

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

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:

21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it; 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.

“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.

22 Only on this condition will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us shall be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.

Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”

24 And to Hamor and to 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.

All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.

25 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.

Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

26 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.

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.

28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their donkeys, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,

They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.

29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives they took captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.

They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.

30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me odious 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.

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”