Genesis 34

1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

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

2 And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her, he 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 his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke consolingly to the maiden.

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

4 And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Take me this girl as wife.

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

5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his cattle in the fields, and Jacob said nothing 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 Hamor the father of Shechem came out 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 fields when they heard [it]; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had wrought what was disgraceful in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to 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 And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.

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

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

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

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

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 Impose on me very much as dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say to me; but give me the maiden as 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 Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spoke — because he had defiled Dinah their sister —

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

14 and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] 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 But only in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, 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 then will we give our daughters to you, and take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and be 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 ye do not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then will we 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 And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

Their words pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

19 And the youth did not delay to do this, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honourable above all in the house of his father.

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 Hamor and Shechem 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 peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it. And the land — behold, it is of wide extent before them. We will take their daughters as wives, and 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 But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people — if every male among us be circumcised, just 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 Their cattle, and their possessions, and every beast of theirs, shall they not be ours? only let us consent 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 out at the gate of his city hearkened to Hamor and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised — all that went out at the gate of his city.

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 sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew 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 And Hamor and Shechem his son they slew 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 the edge of the sword. They took Dinah from Shechem's house and went away.

27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, 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 Their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and what [was] in the city, and what [was] in the field they took;

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

29 and all their goods, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and plundered them, and all 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 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, in that ye make me odious among the inhabitants of the land — among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I am few men in number, and they will gather themselves against me and smite me, and I shall be destroyed, I 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, Should people deal with our sister as with a harlot?

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