Genesis 34

1 And Dina, the daughter of Lea, whom she bore to Jacob, went forth to observe the daughters of the inhabitants.

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

2 And Sychem the son of Emmor the Evite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled 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 And he was attached to the soul of Dina the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and he spoke kindly to the damsel.

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

4 Sychem spoke to Emmor his father, saying, Take for me this damsel to wife.

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

5 And Jacob heard that the son of Emmor had defiled Dina his daughter (now his sons were with his cattle in the plain). And Jacob was 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 And Emmor the father of Sychem went forth to Jacob, to speak to him.

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

7 And the sons of Jacob came from the plain; and when they heard, the men were deeply pained, and it was very grievous to them, because [the man] wrought folly in Israel, having lain with the daughter of Jacob, and so it must not be.

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 And Emmor spoke to them, saying, Sychem my son has chosen in his heart your daughter; give her therefore to him for a wife,

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

9 and intermarry with us. Give us your daughters, and take our daughters for your sons.

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

10 And dwell in the midst of us; and, behold, the land is spacious before you, dwell in it, and trade, and get possessions 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 And Sychem said to her father and to her brothers, I would find grace before you, and we will give whatever you shall name.

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 Multiply [your demand of] dowry very much, and I will give accordingly as you shall say to me, only you shall give me this damsel for 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 And the sons of Jacob answered to Sychem and Emmor his father craftily, and spoke to them, because they had defiled Dina their sister.

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

14 And Symeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, said to them, We shall not be able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for it is a reproach 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 these terms will we conform to you, and dwell amongst you, if you also will be as we are, in that every male of you be circumcised.

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 And we will give our daughters to you, and we will take of your daughters for wives to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will be as one race.

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 to be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart.

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

18 And the words pleased Emmor, and Sychem the son of Emmor.

Their words pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

19 And the young man delayed not to do this thing, for he was much attached to Jacob's daughter, and he was the most honourable of all 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 And Emmor and Sychem his son 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 peaceful, let them dwell with us upon the land, and let them trade in it, and behold the land is extensive before them; we will take their daughters to us for wives, and we will 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 these terms will the men conform to us to dwell with us so as to be one people, if every male of us be circumcised, as they also 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 And shall not their cattle and their herds, and their possessions, be ours? only in this let us conform to them, and they will dwell with 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 And all that went in at the gate of their city listened to Emmor and Sychem his son, and they were circumcised in the flesh of their foreskin every male.

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

25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, the two sons of Jacob, Symeon and Levi, Dina's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city securely, and killed every male.

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 And they killed Emmor and Sychem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dina out of the house of Sychem, and went forth.

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

27 But the sons of Jacob came upon the wounded, and ravaged the city wherein they had defiled Dina their sister.

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

28 And their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses they took, and all things whatever were in the city, and whatever were in the plain.

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

29 And they took captive all the persons of them, and all their store, and their wives, and plundered both whatever things there were in the city, and whatever things there were in the houses.

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

30 And Jacob said to Symeon and Levi, You have made me hateful so that I should be evil to all the inhabitants of the land, both amongst the Chananites and the Pherezites, and I am few in number; they will gather themselves against me and cut me in pieces, and I shall be utterly destroyed, and my house.

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 And they said, Nay, but shall they treat our sister as an harlot?

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