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.

And Dinah, daughter of Leah, whom she has borne to Jacob, goes out to look on 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.

and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, sees her, and takes her, and lies with her, and humbles her;

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

and his soul cleaves to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loves the young person, and speaks to the heart of the young person.

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

And Shechem speaks to his father Hamor, saying, “Take for me this girl for 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.

And Jacob has heard that he has defiled his daughter Dinah, and his sons were with his livestock in the field, and Jacob kept silent until their coming.

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

And Hamor, father of Shechem, goes out to Jacob to speak 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.

and the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard, and the men grieve themselves, and it [is] very displeasing to them, for folly he has done against Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob—and so it is not 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.

And Hamor speaks with them, saying, “Shechem, my son, his soul has cleaved to your daughter; please give her to him for a wife,

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

and join in marriage with us; you give your daughters to us, and you 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.

and you dwell with us, and the land is before you; dwell and trade [in] it, and have 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.

And Shechem says to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which you say to me, I 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.

multiply on me dowry and gift exceedingly, and I give as you say to me, and give to me the young person for 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.

And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled their sister Dinah),

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 say to them, “We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who has a foreskin, for it [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 for this we consent to you: if you are as we, to have every male of you 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 we have given our daughters to you, and we take your daughters for ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have 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.

and if you do not listen to us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.”

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

And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of 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.

and the young man did not delay to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he is honorable 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,

And Hamor comes—his son Shechem also—to the gate of their city, and they speak to 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 peaceable with us; then let them dwell in the land, and trade [in] it; and the land, behold, [is] wide before them; their daughters let us take to ourselves for wives, and our daughters give to them.

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 for this do the men consent to us, to dwell with us, to become one people, in every male of us being 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.

their livestock, and their substance, and all their beasts—are they not ours? Only let us consent to them, and they 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.

And to Hamor, and to his son Shechem, do all those going out of the gate of his city listen, and every male is circumcised, all those going 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.

And it comes to pass, on the third day, in their being pained, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, take each his sword, and come in against the city confidently, and slay every male;

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.

and Hamor, and his son Shechem, they have slain by the mouth of the sword, and they take Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and go out.

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

Jacob’s sons have come in on the wounded, and they spoil 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.

their flock and their herd, and their donkeys, and that which [is] in the city, and that which [is] in the field, have they taken;

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, and all their infants, and their wives they have taken captive, and they spoil also all that [is] 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.

And Jacob says to Simeon and to Levi, “You have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Perizzite: and I [am] few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have struck me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.”

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

And they say, “Does he make our sister as a harlot?”