34:1 And Dinah 1783 the daughter 1323 of Leah 3812, which she bare 3205 8804 unto Jacob 3290, went out 3318 8799 to see 7200 8800 the daughters 1323 of the land 776.

34:2 And when Shechem 7927 the son 1121 of Hamor 2544 the Hivite 2340, prince 5387 of the country 776, saw 7200 8799 her, he took 3947 8799 her, and lay 7901 8799 with her, and defiled her 6031 8762.(defiled…: Heb. humbled her)

34:3 And his soul 5315 clave 1692 8799 unto Dinah 1783 the daughter 1323 of Jacob 3290, and he loved 157 8799 the damsel 5291, and spake 1696 8762 kindly 3820 unto the damsel 5291.(kindly…: Heb. to the heart of the damsel)

34:4 And Shechem 7927 spake 559 8799 unto his father 1 Hamor 2544, saying 559 8800, Get 3947 8798 me this damsel 3207 to wife 802.

34:5 And Jacob 3290 heard 8085 8804 that he had defiled 2930 8765 Dinah 1783 his daughter 1323: now his sons 1121 were with his cattle 4735 in the field 7704: and Jacob 3290 held his peace 2790 8689 until they were come 935 8800.

34:6 And Hamor 2544 the father 1 of Shechem 7927 went out 3318 8799 unto Jacob 3290 to commune 1696 8763 with 854 him.

34:7 And the sons 1121 of Jacob 3290 came 935 8804 out of the field 7704 when they heard 8085 8800 [it]: and the men 582 were grieved 6087 8691, and they were very 3966 wroth 2734 8799, because he had wrought 6213 8804 folly 5039 in Israel 3478 in lying 7901 8800 with Jacob's 3290 daughter 1323; which thing ought not to be done 6213 8735.

34:8 And Hamor 2544 communed 1696 8762 with them, saying 559 8800, The soul 5315 of my son 1121 Shechem 7927 longeth 2836 8804 for your daughter 1323: I pray you give 5414 8798 her him to wife 802.

34:9 And make ye marriages 2859 8690 with us, [and] give 5414 8799 your daughters 1323 unto us, and take 3947 8799 our daughters 1323 unto you.

34:10 And ye shall dwell 3427 8799 with us: and the land 776 shall be 1961 8799 before you 6440; dwell 3427 8798 and trade 5503 8804 ye therein, and get you possessions 270 8734 therein.

34:11 And Shechem 7927 said 559 8799 unto her father 1 and unto her brethren 251, Let me find 4672 8799 grace 2580 in your eyes 5869, and what ye shall say 559 8799 unto me I will give 5414 8799.

34:12 Ask 7235 8685 me never so much 3966 dowry 4119 and gift 4976, and I will give 5414 8799 according as ye shall say 559 8799 unto me: but give 5414 8798 me the damsel 5291 to wife 802.

34:13 And the sons 1121 of Jacob 3290 answered 6030 8799 Shechem 7927 and Hamor 2544 his father 1 deceitfully 4820, and said 1696 8762, because he had defiled 2930 8765 Dinah 1783 their sister 269:

34:14 And they said 559 8799 unto them, We cannot 3808 3201 8799 do 6213 8800 this thing 1697, to give 5414 8800 our sister 269 to one 376 that is uncircumcised 6190; for that [were] a reproach 2781 unto us:

34:15 But in this 2063 will we consent 225 8735 unto you: If ye will be as we [be], that every male 2145 of you be circumcised 4135 8736;

34:16 Then will we give 5414 8804 our daughters 1323 unto you, and we will take 3947 8799 your daughters 1323 to us, and we will dwell 3427 8804 with you, and we will become one 259 people 5971.

34:17 But if ye will not hearken 8085 8799 unto us, to be circumcised 4135 8736; then will we take 3947 8804 our daughter 1323, and we will be gone 1980 8804.

34:18 And their words 1697 pleased 3190 8799 5869 Hamor 2544, and Shechem 7927 Hamor's 2544 son 1121.

34:19 And the young man 5288 deferred 309 8765 not to do 6213 8800 the thing 1697, because he had delight 2654 8804 in Jacob's 3290 daughter 1323: and he [was] more honourable 3513 8737 than all the house 1004 of his father 1.

34:20 And Hamor 2544 and Shechem 7927 his son 1121 came 935 8799 unto the gate 8179 of their city 5892, and communed 1696 8762 with the men 582 of their city 5892, saying 559 8800,

34:21 These men 582 [are] peaceable 8003 with 854 us; therefore let them dwell 3427 8799 in the land 776, and trade 5503 8799 therein; for the land 776, behold, [it is] large 7342 enough 3027 for them 6440; let us take 3947 8799 their daughters 1323 to us for wives 802, and let us give 5414 8799 them our daughters 1323.

34:22 Only herein 2063 will the men 582 consent 225 8735 unto us for to dwell 3427 8800 with us, to be one 259 people 5971, if every male 2145 among us be circumcised 4135 8736, as they [are] circumcised 4135 8737.

34:23 [Shall] not their cattle 4735 and their substance 7075 and every beast 929 of theirs [be] ours? only let us consent 225 8735 unto them, and they will dwell 3427 8799 with us.

34:24 And unto Hamor 2544 and unto Shechem 7927 his son 1121 hearkened 8085 8799 all that went out 3318 8802 of the gate 8179 of his city 5892; and every male 2145 was circumcised 4135 8735, all that went out 3318 8802 of the gate 8179 of his city 5892.

34:25 And it came to pass on the third 7992 day 3117, when they were sore 3510 8802, that two 8147 of the sons 1121 of Jacob 3290, Simeon 8095 and Levi 3878, Dinah's 1783 brethren 251, took 3947 8799 each man 376 his sword 2719, and came 935 8799 upon the city 5892 boldly 983, and slew 2026 8799 all the males 2145.

34:26 And they slew 2026 8804 Hamor 2544 and Shechem 7927 his son 1121 with the edge 6310 of the sword 2719, and took 3947 0 Dinah 1783 out 3947 8799 of Shechem's 7927 house 1004, and went out 3318 8799.(edge: Heb. mouth)

34:27 The sons 1121 of Jacob 3290 came 935 8804 upon the slain 2491, and spoiled 962 8799 the city 5892, because they had defiled 2930 8765 their sister 269.

34:28 They took 3947 8804 their sheep 6629, and their oxen 1241, and their asses 2543, and that which [was] in the city 5892, and that which [was] in the field 7704,

34:29 And all their wealth 2428, and all their little ones 2945, and their wives 802 took they captive 7617 8804, and spoiled 962 8799 even all that [was] in the house 1004.

34:30 And Jacob 3290 said 559 8799 to Simeon 8095 and Levi 3878, Ye have troubled 5916 8804 me to make me to stink 887 8687 among the inhabitants 3427 8802 of the land 776, among the Canaanites 3669 and the Perizzites 6522: and I [being] few 4962 in number 4557, they shall gather themselves together 622 8738 against me, and slay me 5221 8689; and I shall be destroyed 8045 8738, I and my house 1004.

34:31 And they said 559 8799, Should he deal 6213 8799 with our sister 269 as with an harlot 2181 8802?

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