Genesis 34

1 And Dinah, daughter of Leah, whom she has borne to Jacob, goes out to look on the daughters of the land,

Then went forth Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, —to see the daughters of the land.

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

And Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the land, saw her, —so he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

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

And his soul clave unto Dinah, daughter of Jacob, —and he loved the young woman, and spake to the heart of the young woman.

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

Then spake Shechem unto Hamor his father, saying, —Take me this girl to wife!

5 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.

Now, Jacob, had heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter, but, his sons, happened to be with his cattle in the field, —so Jacob kept quiet until they came in.

6 And Hamor, father of Shechem, goes out to Jacob to speak with him;

Then came forth Hamor, father of Shechem, unto Jacob, —to speak with him.

7 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.

Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field as soon as they heard, and the men were grieved, and it was vexing to them exceedingly, —for, a disgraceful deed, had he done with Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter, seeing that so, it should not be done.

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

So then Hamor spake with them saying—As for Shechem my son, his soul hath become attached to your daughter, —I pray you give her to him, to wife.

9 and join in marriage with us; you give your daughters to us, and you take our daughters for yourselves,

And exchange ye daughters with us in marriage, —your daughters, shall ye give to us, and our daughters, shall ye take to you.

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

And with us, shall ye dwell, —and, the land, shall be before you, tarry, and go through it, and get possessions therein.

11 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;

Then said Shechem unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favour in your eyes, —and, whatsoever ye may say unto me, will I give:

12 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.”

Heap on me, exceedingly, dowry and gift, and I will give, just as ye may say unto me, —but give me the young woman, to wife.

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

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spake (because he had defiled Dinah their sister)—

14 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.

and said unto them—We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man that is uncircumcised, —for a reproach, it would be to us.

15 Only for this we consent to you: if you are as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

Only herein, can we consent to you, —If ye will become like us, by circumcising to you every male,

16 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;

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

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

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

18 And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor’s son;

And their words looked fair in the eyes of Hamor, —and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor’s son;

19 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.

and the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, —he, moreover being more honourable than all the house of his father.

20 And Hamor comes—his son Shechem also—to the gate of their city, and they speak to the men of their city, saying,

So Hamor entered with Shechem his son into the gate of their city, —and they spake unto the men of their city, saying:

21 “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.

As for these men, in peace, they are with us—let them therefore dwell in the land and go through it, for, the land, lo! it is roomy on both hands before them, —their daughters, let us take to us for wives, and our daughters, let us give to them.

22 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;

Only herein, will the men consent to us, to dwell with us, to become one people, —If we circumcise to us every male, even as they are circumcised.

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

Their herds and their substance, and all their beasts, shall they, not be, ours? Only, we must consent to them, that they may dwell with us.

24 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.

And they hearkened unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, even all that were going forth out of the gate of his city, —and every male was circumcised, all that were going forth out of the gate of his city.

25 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;

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took each man his sword, and came in upon the city, boldly, —and slew every, male;

26 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.

Hamor also, and Shechem his son, slew they with the edge of the sword, —and took Dinah out of the house of Shechem, and came forth,

27 Jacob’s sons have come in on the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;

The sons of Jacob, came in upon the slain and plundered the city, —because they had defiled their sister:

28 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;

their flocks, and their herds and their asses, —and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, they took;

29 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.

and all their wealth and all their little ones, and their women, took they captive, and seized as plunder, —even all that was in their houses.

30 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.”

Then said Jacob unto Simeon and unto Levi—Ye have troubled me by making me odious among them that dwell in the land, among the Canaanites, and among the Perizzites, —I, having only men that may be counted, they will gather themselves, together against me and smite me, —and I shall be destroyed both I and my house.

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

And they said, —As with a harlot, was he to deal with our sister.