Genesis 34

1 Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the region.

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

2 When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, he grabbed her, and raped her, and humiliated 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 Then he became very attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman, and spoke kindly to the young woman.

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

4 Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this young woman as my wife."

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

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

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

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

7 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 disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob's daughter; a thing that should not 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 talked with them, saying, "The heart of my son Shechem is set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

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

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

10 You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live and trade in it, and acquire property in it."

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

11 Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you ask of me I will give.

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 Ask me for a very expensive bride price, and I will pay whatever you ask of me, but give me the young woman as a wife."

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 The sons of Jacob replied deceitfully to Shechem and his father Hamor, because he had defiled 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 And they said to them, "We can't do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that would be a disgrace to 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 Only on this condition will we agree with you; that you become like us by circumcising all your males;

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 will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people.

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 will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go away."

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

18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

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

19 The young man did not delay to do this thing, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most important of anyone in his father's house.

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 his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

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 at peace with us. Therefore let them live in the land and travel in it. For look, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives for ourselves, and let us give them our daughters.

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 Only on this condition will the men agree to live with us as one people: that every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

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 Won't their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let us agree with them, so they will settle 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 All who went out of the gate of his city agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

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 It happened on the third day, when they were still in pain, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword and came into the unsuspecting city and killed all the males.

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 his son Shechem with their swords and took Dinah out of 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 sons entered over the dead and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

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

28 They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and was in the field,

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

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 Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on 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 attack me, and I and my household will be destroyed."

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 said, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"

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