1 And Dinah * h1783 the daughter * h1323 of Leah * h3812, which she bare * h3205 h8804 unto Jacob * h3290, went out * h3318 h8799 to see * h7200 h8800 the daughters * h1323 of the land * h776.
2 And when Shechem * h7927 the son * h1121 of Hamor * h2544 the Hivite * h2340, prince * h5387 of the country * h776, saw * h7200 h8799 her, he took * h3947 h8799 her, and lay * h7901 h8799 with her, and defiled her * h6031 h8762. defiled...: Heb. humbled her
3 And his soul * h5315 clave * h1692 h8799 unto Dinah * h1783 the daughter * h1323 of Jacob * h3290, and he loved * h157 h8799 the damsel * h5291, and spake * h1696 h8762 kindly * h3820 unto the damsel * h5291. kindly...: Heb. to the heart of the damsel
4 And Shechem * h7927 spake * h559 h8799 unto his father * h1 Hamor * h2544, saying * h559 h8800, Get * h3947 h8798 me this damsel * h3207 to wife * h802.
5 And Jacob * h3290 heard * h8085 h8804 that he had defiled * h2930 h8765 Dinah * h1783 his daughter * h1323: now his sons * h1121 were with his cattle * h4735 in the field * h7704: and Jacob * h3290 held his peace * h2790 h8689 until they were come * h935 h8800.
6 And Hamor * h2544 the father * h1 of Shechem * h7927 went out * h3318 h8799 unto Jacob * h3290 to commune * h1696 h8763 with * h854 him.
7 And the sons * h1121 of Jacob * h3290 came * h935 h8804 out of the field * h7704 when they heard * h8085 h8800 it : and the men * h582 were grieved * h6087 h8691, and they were very * h3966 wroth * h2734 h8799, because he had wrought * h6213 h8804 folly * h5039 in Israel * h3478 in lying * h7901 h8800 with Jacob's * h3290 daughter * h1323; which thing ought not to be done * h6213 h8735.
8 And Hamor * h2544 communed * h1696 h8762 with them, saying * h559 h8800, The soul * h5315 of my son * h1121 Shechem * h7927 longeth * h2836 h8804 for your daughter * h1323: I pray you give * h5414 h8798 her him to wife * h802.
9 And make ye marriages * h2859 h8690 with us, and give * h5414 h8799 your daughters * h1323 unto us, and take * h3947 h8799 our daughters * h1323 unto you.
10 And ye shall dwell * h3427 h8799 with us: and the land * h776 shall be * h1961 h8799 before you * h6440; dwell * h3427 h8798 and trade * h5503 h8804 ye therein, and get you possessions * h270 h8734 therein.
11 And Shechem * h7927 said * h559 h8799 unto her father * h1 and unto her brethren * h251, Let me find * h4672 h8799 grace * h2580 in your eyes * h5869, and what ye shall say * h559 h8799 unto me I will give * h5414 h8799.
12 Ask * h7235 h8685 me never so much * h3966 dowry * h4119 and gift * h4976, and I will give * h5414 h8799 according as ye shall say * h559 h8799 unto me: but give * h5414 h8798 me the damsel * h5291 to wife * h802.
13 And the sons * h1121 of Jacob * h3290 answered * h6030 h8799 Shechem * h7927 and Hamor * h2544 his father * h1 deceitfully * h4820, and said * h1696 h8762, because he had defiled * h2930 h8765 Dinah * h1783 their sister * h269:
14 And they said * h559 h8799 unto them, We cannot * h3808 * h3201 h8799 do * h6213 h8800 this thing * h1697, to give * h5414 h8800 our sister * h269 to one * h376 that is uncircumcised * h6190; for that were a reproach * h2781 unto us:
15 But in this * h2063 will we consent * h225 h8735 unto you: If ye will be as we be , that every male * h2145 of you be circumcised * h4135 h8736;
16 Then will we give * h5414 h8804 our daughters * h1323 unto you, and we will take * h3947 h8799 your daughters * h1323 to us, and we will dwell * h3427 h8804 with you, and we will become one * h259 people * h5971.
17 But if ye will not hearken * h8085 h8799 unto us, to be circumcised * h4135 h8736; then will we take * h3947 h8804 our daughter * h1323, and we will be gone * h1980 h8804.
18 And their words * h1697 pleased * h3190 h8799 * h5869 Hamor * h2544, and Shechem * h7927 Hamor's * h2544 son * h1121.
19 And the young man * h5288 deferred * h309 h8765 not to do * h6213 h8800 the thing * h1697, because he had delight * h2654 h8804 in Jacob's * h3290 daughter * h1323: and he was more honourable * h3513 h8737 than all the house * h1004 of his father * h1.
20 And Hamor * h2544 and Shechem * h7927 his son * h1121 came * h935 h8799 unto the gate * h8179 of their city * h5892, and communed * h1696 h8762 with the men * h582 of their city * h5892, saying * h559 h8800,
21 These men * h582 are peaceable * h8003 with * h854 us; therefore let them dwell * h3427 h8799 in the land * h776, and trade * h5503 h8799 therein; for the land * h776, behold, it is large * h7342 enough * h3027 for them * h6440; let us take * h3947 h8799 their daughters * h1323 to us for wives * h802, and let us give * h5414 h8799 them our daughters * h1323.
22 Only herein * h2063 will the men * h582 consent * h225 h8735 unto us for to dwell * h3427 h8800 with us, to be one * h259 people * h5971, if every male * h2145 among us be circumcised * h4135 h8736, as they are circumcised * h4135 h8737.
23 Shall not their cattle * h4735 and their substance * h7075 and every beast * h929 of theirs be ours? only let us consent * h225 h8735 unto them, and they will dwell * h3427 h8799 with us.
24 And unto Hamor * h2544 and unto Shechem * h7927 his son * h1121 hearkened * h8085 h8799 all that went out * h3318 h8802 of the gate * h8179 of his city * h5892; and every male * h2145 was circumcised * h4135 h8735, all that went out * h3318 h8802 of the gate * h8179 of his city * h5892.
25 And it came to pass on the third * h7992 day * h3117, when they were sore * h3510 h8802, that two * h8147 of the sons * h1121 of Jacob * h3290, Simeon * h8095 and Levi * h3878, Dinah's * h1783 brethren * h251, took * h3947 h8799 each man * h376 his sword * h2719, and came * h935 h8799 upon the city * h5892 boldly * h983, and slew * h2026 h8799 all the males * h2145.
26 And they slew * h2026 h8804 Hamor * h2544 and Shechem * h7927 his son * h1121 with the edge * h6310 of the sword * h2719, and took * h3947 Dinah * h1783 out * h3947 h8799 of Shechem's * h7927 house * h1004, and went out * h3318 h8799. edge: Heb. mouth
27 The sons * h1121 of Jacob * h3290 came * h935 h8804 upon the slain * h2491, and spoiled * h962 h8799 the city * h5892, because they had defiled * h2930 h8765 their sister * h269.
28 They took * h3947 h8804 their sheep * h6629, and their oxen * h1241, and their asses * h2543, and that which was in the city * h5892, and that which was in the field * h7704,
29 And all their wealth * h2428, and all their little ones * h2945, and their wives * h802 took they captive * h7617 h8804, and spoiled * h962 h8799 even all that was in the house * h1004.
30 And Jacob * h3290 said * h559 h8799 to Simeon * h8095 and Levi * h3878, Ye have troubled * h5916 h8804 me to make me to stink * h887 h8687 among the inhabitants * h3427 h8802 of the land * h776, among the Canaanites * h3669 and the Perizzites * h6522: and I being few * h4962 in number * h4557, they shall gather themselves together * h622 h8738 against me, and slay me * h5221 h8689; and I shall be destroyed * h8045 h8738, I and my house * h1004.
31 And they said * h559 h8799, Should he deal * h6213 h8799 with our sister * h269 as with an harlot * h2181 h8802?