Genesis 34

1 One day Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the women in that area.

Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

2 Shechem, one of the sons of Hamor, the ruler of that area who was descended from the Hiv people-group, saw her. He wanted her. So he grabbed her and forced her to have sex [EUP] with him.

When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

3 He [SYN] was very much attracted to her, and fell in love with her, and he tried to get her to love him.

And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

4 So Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Please get this girl for me. I want her to become my wife!”

So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

5 Jacob very soon found out that his daughter Dinah had been disgraced/defiled. But his sons were in the fields with his livestock, so he did nothing about it until they returned home.

Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.

6 In the meantime, Shechem’s father Hamor went to talk with Jacob.

Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

7 While they were still talking, Jacob’s sons came in from the field. When they found out what had happened, they were shocked and very angry. They said, “Shechem has done something that is very disgraceful among us Israeli people, something that never should be done!”

When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

8 But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem really likes this girl. Please allow him to marry her.

But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

9 Let’s make an agreement: You will give your daughters to our young men to be their wives, and we will give our daughters to your young men to be their wives.

Intermarry with us; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves.

10 You can live among us, and live anywhere in our land that you wish. You can buy and sell things (OR, travel around) and if you find land that you want, then you can buy it.”

You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “If you feel good toward me and do what I am asking for, I will give you whatever you ask for.

Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

12 Tell me what gifts you want and what bride price you want, and I will give you what you ask for. I just want you to give the girl to me to be my wife.”

Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

13 But because Shechem had done a shameful thing to their sister Dinah, the sons of Jacob deceived Shechem and his father Hamor

But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

14 by saying to them, “No, we cannot do that. We cannot give our sister to be the wife of a man who is not circumcised, because that would be a shameful thing for us to do.

“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

15 We will do that only if you do one thing: You must become like us by circumcising all the males that are among you.

We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

16 Then we will give our daughters to your young men to be your wives, and we will take your daughters to be the wives of our young men. We will live among you, and we will become one people-group.

Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.

17 But if you will not agree to being circumcised, we will take our sister and go back to our land.”

But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”

18 What they said pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

19 Shechem was very much in love with Jacob’s daughter, so he quickly agreed to do what they suggested.

The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.

20 Shechem went with Hamor to the meeting place near the city gate, and they spoke to the city leaders, saying,

So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:

21 “These men are friendly toward us. We should let them live here and travel around (OR, buy and sell things) and if they find land that they want, they can buy it. There is plenty of land for them to live here. Our young men can marry their daughters, and their young men can marry our daughters.

“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.

22 But these men will agree to live among us and become one people-group with us only if all our males are circumcised, as they are.

But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

23 But if we do that, just think! Their livestock and their possessions and their other animals will become ours [RHQ]! So we should agree to do what they suggest, and then they will live among us!”

Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”

24 Shechem was the most respected person in his father’s household, so all the men who were there at the city gate agreed to what Hamor and Shechem suggested. So every male in the city was circumcised.

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

25 On the third day after that, when the men of the city were still sore because of being circumcised, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, who were Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and entered the city without anyone opposing them, and killed all the men.

Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

26 They even killed Hamor and his son Shechem. Then they took Dinah out of Shechem’s house and left the city.

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

27 Then the other sons of Jacob went into the city where all those dead bodies were. They (looted/took everything in) the city to get revenge for the shameful thing that had been done to their sister.

Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.

28 They took away the people’s sheep and goats, their cattle, their donkeys, and everything else that they wanted from inside the city and from out in the countryside.

They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.

29 They took away everything that was valuable, even the children and the women. They seized and took away everything that was in the houses.

They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have caused a lot of trouble for me! Now the Canaan people-group and the Perizzi people-group and everyone else who lives in this land will (hate me/say my name stinks)! I do not have many men to fight for us, so if they all gather together and come to me and attack us, they will destroy us and all our household!”

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

31 But they replied, “(Should we have allowed Shechem to treat our sister like a prostitute?/We could not just let Shechem treat our sister like a prostitute!)” [RHQ]

But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”