Genesis 34

1 And she went out Dinah [the] daughter of Leah whom she had borne to Jacob to look on [the] daughters of the land.

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

2 And he saw her Shechem [the] son of Hamor the Hivite [the] chief of the land and he took her and he lay with with her and he humiliated 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 And it cleaved self his to Dinah [the] daughter of Jacob and he loved the girl and he spoke to [the] heart of the girl.

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

4 And he said Shechem to Hamor father his saying get for me the girl this to a wife.

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

5 And Jacob he heard that he had defiled Dinah daughter his and sons his they were with livestock his in the field and he kept silent Jacob until came they.

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 And he went out Hamor [the] father of Shechem to Jacob to speak with him.

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

7 And [the] sons of Jacob they came from the field when heard they and they were indignant the men and it burned to them exceedingly for a disgraceful folly he had done in Israel by lying with [the] daughter of Jacob and thus not it is 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 he spoke Hamor with them saying Shechem son my it loves self his daughter your give please her to him to a wife.

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

9 And intermarry with with us daughters your you will give to us and daughters our you will take for yourselves.

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

10 And with us you will dwell and the land it will be before you dwell and go about in it and have possessions in it.

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

11 And he said Shechem to father her and to brothers her let me find favor in view your and [that] which you will say to me I will give.

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 Increase on me exceedingly a bride price and a gift so let me give [it] just as you will say to me and give to me the girl to a wife.

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

13 And they answered [the] sons of Jacob Shechem and Hamor father his with deceit and they spoke that he had defiled Dinah sister their.

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

14 And they said to them not we are able to do the thing this to give sister our to a man whom [belongs] to him a foreskin for [is] a reproach it to us.

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

15 Only in this we will agree to you if you will be like us by being circumcised of you every male.

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 And we will give daughters our to you and daughters your we will take for ourselves and we will dwell with you and we will become a people one.

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

17 And if not you will listen to us by being circumcised and we will take daughter our and we will go.

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

18 And they were good words their in [the] eyes of Hamor and in [the] eyes of Shechem [the] son of Hamor.

Their offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem his son:

19 And not he delayed the young man to do the thing for he delighted in [the] daughter of Jacob and he [was] honored more than all [the] household of father his.

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 And he went Hamor and Shechem son his to [the] gate of city their and they spoke to [the] men of city their saying.

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

21 The men these [are] at peace they with us and let them dwell in the land and let them go about in it and the land there! [is] broad of both hands before them daughters their we will take for ourselves to wives and daughters our we will give to them.

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 Only in this they will agree to us the men to dwell with us to become a people one when has been circumcised of us every male just 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 Livestock their and possession[s] their and all animal[s] their ¿ not [belong] to us [will] they only let us agree with them and let them dwell with us.

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 they listened to Hamor and to Shechem son his all [those who] went out of [the] gate of city his and they were circumcised every male all [those who] went out of [the] gate of city his.

And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.

25 And it was on the day third when were they in pain and they took two of [the] sons of Jacob Simeon and Levi [the] brothers of Dinah each sword his and they went on the city security and they killed every 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 And Hamor and Shechem son his they slew to [the] mouth of [the] sword and they took Dinah from [the] house of Shechem and they went out.

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

27 [the] sons of Jacob they came on the [ones] slain and they plundered the city that people had defiled sister their.

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 Flock[s] their and herd[s] their and donkeys their and [that] which [was] in the city and [that] which [was] in the field they took.

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

29 And all wealth their and all little one[s] their and wives their they took captive and they plundered and all that [was] in the house.

And their children and wives they took captive,

30 And he said Jacob to Simeon and to Levi you have troubled me by making odious me among [the] inhabitant[s] of the land among the Canaanite[s] and among the Perizzite[s] and I [am] men of number and they will gather on me and they will attack me and I will be destroyed I and household my.

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 said ¿ like a prostitute will he use sister our.

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