Genesis 34

1 Then Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare vnto Iaakob, went out to see the daughters of that countrey.

And Dina the daughter of Lia went out to see the women of that country.

2 Whome when Shechem the sonne of Hamor the Hiuite lorde of that countrey sawe, hee tooke her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin.

3 So his heart claue vnto Dinah the daughter of Iaakob: and he loued the maide, and spake kindely vnto the maide.

And his soul was fast knit unto her, and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words.

4 Then said Shechem to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this maide to wife.

And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife.

5 (Nowe Iaakob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sonnes were with his cattell in the fielde: therefore Iaakob helde his peace, vntill they were come.)

But when Jacob had heard this, his sons being absent, and employed in feeding the cattle, he held his peace till they came back.

6 Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out vnto Iaakob to commune with him.

And when Hemor the father of Sichem was come out to speak to Jacob,

7 And whe the sonnes of Iaakob were come out of the fielde and heard it, it grieued the men, and they were very angry, because he had wrought villenie in Israel, in that he had lyen with Iaakobs daughter: which thing ought not to be done.

Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in Israel, and committed an unlawful act, in ravishing Jacob’s daughter,

8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, the soule of my sonne Shechem longeth for your daughter: giue her him to wife, I pray you.

And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to wife:

9 So make affinitie with vs: giue your daughters vnto vs, and take our daughters vnto you,

And let us contract marriages one with another: give us your daughters and take you our daughters,

10 And ye shall dwell with vs, and the lande shalbe before you: dwell, and doe your businesse in it, and haue your possessions therein.

And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade, and possess it.

11 Shechem also said vnto her father and vnto her brethren, Let me finde fauour in your eyes, and I will giue whatsoeuer ye shall appoint me.

Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me find favour in your sight: and whatsoever you shall appoint I will give.

12 Aske of me abundantly both dowrie and giftes, and I will giue as ye appoint me, so that ye giue me the maide to wife.

Raise the dowry, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife.

13 Then the sonnes of Iaakob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, talking deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:

14 And they said vnto them, We can not do this thing, to giue our sister to an vncircumcised man: for that were a reproofe vnto vs.

We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised, which with us is unlawful and abominable.

15 But in this will we consent vnto you, if ye will be as we are, that euery man childe among you be circumcised:

But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:

16 Then will we giue our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to vs, and will dwell with you, and be one people.

Then will we mutually give and take your daughters, and ours: and we will dwell with you, and will be one people:

17 But if ye will not hearken vnto vs to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and depart.

But if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart:

18 Nowe their wordes pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamors sonne.

Their offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem his son:

19 And the yong man deferd not to doe the thing because he loued Iaakobs daughter: he was also the most set by of all his fathers house.

And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required, for he loved the damsel exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in all his father’s house.

20 Then Hamor and Shechem his Sonne went vnto the gate of their citie, and communed with the men of their citie, saying,

And going into the gate of the city they spoke to the people:

21 These men are peaceable with vs: and that they may dwell in the land, and doe their affaires therin (for behold, the land hath roume ynough for them) let vs take their daughters to wiues, and giue them our daughters.

These men are peaceable and willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.

22 Onely herein will the men consent vnto vs for to dwell with vs, and to be one people, if all the men children among vs be circumcised as they are circumcised.

One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.

23 Shall not their flockes and their substance and all their cattell be ours? onely let vs consent herein vnto them, and they will dwell with vs.

And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours: only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.

24 And vnto Hamor, and Shechem his sonne hearkened all that went out of the gate of his citie: and all the men children were circumcised, euen all that went out of the gate of his citie.

And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.

25 And on the thirde day (when they were sore) two of the sonnes of Iaakob, Simeon and Leui, Dinahs brethren tooke either of them his sworde and went into the citie boldly, and slue euery male.

And behold the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, taking their swords, entered boldly into the city, and slew all the men:

26 They slewe also Hamor and Shechem his sonne with the edge of the sword, and tooke Dinah out of Shechems house, and went their way.

And they killed also Hemor and Sichem, and took away their sister Dina, out of Sichem’s house.

27 Againe the other sonnes of Iaakob came vpon the dead, and spoyled the citie, because they had defiled their sister.

And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.

28 They tooke their sheepe and their beeues, and their asses, and whatsoeuer was in the citie, and in the fieldes.

And they took their sheep and their herds and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and in the fields.

29 Also they caryed away captiue and spoyled all their goods, and all their children and their wiues, and all that was in the houses.

And their children and wives they took captive,

30 Then Iaakob said to Simeon and Leui, Ye haue troubled me, and made me stinke among the inhabitats of the land, aswell the Canaanites, as the Perizzites, and and I being few in nomber, they shall gather theselues together against me, and slay me, and so shall I, and my house be destroied.

And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land: we are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house, shall be destroyed.

31 And they answered, Shoulde hee abuse our sister as a whore?

They answered: Should they abuse our sister as a strumpet?