Genesis 34

1 Dinah, Jacob and Leah's daughter, went to visit some of the local women.

And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had born unto Jacob, went out to look about among the daughters of the land.

2 Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her. He grabbed hold of her and raped her.

And Shechem the son of Chamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and did her violence.

3 However, then he fell deeply in love with Dinah and tried to get her to love him too.

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke kindly unto the maiden.

4 He went and asked his father, “Get this young girl for me so I can marry her.”

And Shechem spoke unto Chamor his father, saying, Get me this girl for wife.

5 Jacob found out that Shechem had violated his daughter Dinah, but as his sons were away looking after the flocks in the fields he didn't say anything until they came home.

And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.

6 In the meantime Hamor, Shechem's father, arrived to talk with Jacob.

And Chamor the father of Shechem went out unto to Jacob to speak with him.

7 When Jacob's sons returned from the fields they were very upset when they heard the news and became extremely angry because Shechem had done something outrageous in Israel by having sex with Jacob's daughter—something that should never be done.

And the sons of Jacob came from the field when they heard it, and the men were grieved, and it excited their anger greatly; because he had wrought a disgraceful thing in Israel to lie with the daughter of Jacob, and this ought not to be done.

8 Hamor told them, “My son Shechem is very much in love with your daughter and your sister Dinah. Please allow him to marry her.

And Chamor spoke with them, saying, The soul of Shechem my son longeth for your daughter; give her, I pray you, unto him for wife.

9 In fact we can have more marriages—you can give us your daughters and you can have our daughters.

And intermarry with us; your daughters ye shall give unto us, and our daughters ye may take unto yourselves.

10 You can live among us and settle down wherever you like. You can go where you want and buy land for yourselves.”

And with us shall ye dwell; and the land shall be open before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and acquire possessions therein.

11 Then Shechem himself spoke up, and said to Dinah's father and brothers, “Please accept me and my proposal, and I'll do whatever you ask.

And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brother, Let me but find grace in your eyes, and whatever ye may say unto me, I will give.

12 You can set the bride price as high as you like, and I'll pay it along with all the gifts I'll give. Just let me have the girl so I can marry her.”

Ask of me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give, just as ye may say unto me; but give me the maiden for wife.

13 Jacob's sons weren't honest when they answered him and his father Hamor because Shechem had violated their sister Dinah.

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Chamor his father with cunning, and spoke; because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

14 They told them, “We can't do this! We can't allow our sister to marry a man who's not circumcised. That would bring disgrace on us.

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

15 We will only agree to it with this condition: all of you must be circumcised like us.

But on this condition will we consent unto you; if ye will become as we are, that every male of you be circumcised:

16 Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters, and we will live among you and become one family.

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

17 But if you don't agree with us that you should be circumcised, then we'll take our sister and leave.”

But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter, and go our way.

18 Hamor and his son Shechem agreed to what was proposed.

And their words were pleasing in the eyes of Chamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, the son of Chamor.

19 The young man Shechem didn't waste any time in arranging this because he was infatuated with Jacob's daughter, and he was viewed as the most important person in his father's family.

And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter; and he was the most honored of all the house of his father.

20 Hamor and Shechem went to the town gate and spoke to the other leaders there.

And Chamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying,

21 “These men are our friends,” they told them. “Let's have them live here in our country and allow them to go wherever they want—it's big enough for all of them too. We can take their daughters as wives, and we can give our daughters to them to marry.

These men are peaceably inclined with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; and the land, behold, it is large enough on all sides before them; their daughters we will take unto us for wives, and our daughters we will give unto them.

22 But they will only agree to this on one condition: they will only join us and become one family if every male among us is circumcised like they are.

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

23 If that happens, won't all their livestock and property—all their animals—end up belonging to us? We just have to agree to this and they will come and live among us.”

Their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs will they not be ours? only let us consent unto them, that they may dwell with us.

24 Everyone there at the town gate agreed with Hamor and Shechem so every male in the town was circumcised.

And unto Chamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and all the males were circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

25 Three days later while they were still suffering pain, Simeon and Levi, two of Jacob's sons and Dinah's brothers, came with their swords into the town. Unopposed, they slaughtered every male.

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 brothers, took each his sword, and came upon the city unresisted and slew all the males.

26 They killed Hamor and Shechem with their swords, took Dinah from Shechem's house, and left.

And they slew Chamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword; and they took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.

27 Jacob's other sons arrived, robbed the dead bodies, and looted the town where their sister had been violated.

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

28 They took their sheep, goats, cattle, and donkeys. They took whatever was in the town, and in the fields—

They took their sheep and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field.

29 all their possessions. They captured all their women and children, and plundered everything in their homes.

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

30 But Jacob criticized Simeon and Levi, telling them, “You've just caused me a lot of trouble! You've made me like a bad smell among the people in this country, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I only have a few men, and if these people gather to attack me, I and my whole family will be wiped out.”

And Jacob said unto Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to cause me to be hated among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and as I am but few in number, they may gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I would be destroyed, I and my house.

31 But they replied, “Should we have let him treat our sister like a prostitute?”

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