Genesis 34

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

Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

2 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.

Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.

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

His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.

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

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

5 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.

Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.

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

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

7 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.

The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter, a thing that ought not to be done.

8 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.

Hamor talked with them, saying, “The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

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

Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

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

You shall dwell with us, and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it.”

11 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.

Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give.

12 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.

Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife.”

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

The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit when they spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

14 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.

and said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.

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

Only on this condition will we consent to you. If you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised,

16 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.

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

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

But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.”

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

Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.

19 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.

The young man did not wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.

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

Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

21 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.

“These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters to us for wives, and let’s give them our daughters.

22 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.

Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.

23 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.

Will not their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let’s give our consent to them, and they will dwell with us.”

24 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.

All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor, and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

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

On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.

26 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.

They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

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

Jacob’s sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

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

They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, that which was in the city, that which was in the field,

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

and all their wealth. They took captive all their little ones and their wives, and took as plunder everything that was in the house.

30 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.

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house.”

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

They said, “Should he deal with our sister as with a prostitute?”