Genesis 34

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

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

2 and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;

When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, he grabbed her, and raped her, and humiliated her.

3 and his soul cleaveth to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loveth the young person, and speaketh unto the heart of the young person.

Then he became very attached to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman, and spoke kindly to the young woman.

4 And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, 'Take for me this damsel for a wife.'

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

5 And Jacob hath heard that he hath defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob kept silent till their coming.

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.

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

Hamor the father of Shechem went out to 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 hath done against Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob — and so it is not done.

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.

8 And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, 'Shechem, my son, his soul hath cleaved to your daughter; give her, I pray you, to him for a wife,

Hamor talked with them, saying, "The heart of my son Shechem is set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

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

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

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

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

11 And Shechem saith unto her father, and unto her brethren, 'Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which ye say unto me, I give;

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.

12 multiply on me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I give as ye say unto me, and give to me the young person for a wife.'

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."

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

The sons of Jacob replied deceitfully to Shechem and his father Hamor, because he had defiled their sister Dinah.

14 and say unto them, 'We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it [is] a reproach to us.

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.

15 'Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

Only on this condition will we agree with you; that you become like us by circumcising all your males;

16 then we have given our daughters to you, and your daughters we take to ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have become one people;

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.

17 and if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.'

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

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

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

19 and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.

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.

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

Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and spoke to 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, lo, [is] wide before them; their daughters let us take to ourselves for wives, and our daughters give to them.

"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.

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 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.

23 their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts — are they not ours? only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us.'

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."

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

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.

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

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.

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

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords and took Dinah out of Shechem's house and left.

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

Jacob's sons entered over the dead and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

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

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

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

30 And Jacob saith unto Simeon and unto Levi, 'Ye 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 smitten me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.'

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."

31 And they say, 'As a harlot doth he make our sister?'

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