< Genesis 34 >

1 And Dinah, daughter of Leah, whom she hath borne to Jacob, goeth out to look on the daughters of the land,
And she went out Dinah [the] daughter of Leah whom she had borne to Jacob to look on [the] daughters of the land.
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;
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.
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.
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.
4 And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, 'Take for me this damsel for a wife.'
And he said Shechem to Hamor father his saying get for me the girl this to a 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.
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.
6 And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him;
And he went out Hamor [the] father of Shechem 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.
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.
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,
And he spoke Hamor with them saying Shechem son my it loves self his daughter your give please her to him to a wife.
9 and join ye in marriage with us; your daughters ye give to us, and our daughters ye take to yourselves,
And intermarry with with us daughters your you will give to us and daughters our you will take 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.'
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.
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;
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.
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.'
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.
13 And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),
And they answered [the] sons of Jacob Shechem and Hamor father his with deceit and they spoke that he had defiled Dinah sister their.
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 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.
15 'Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,
Only in this we will agree to you if you will be like us by being circumcised of you every male.
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;
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.
17 and if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.'
And if not you will listen to us by being circumcised and we will take daughter our and we will go.
18 And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son;
And they were good words their in [the] eyes of Hamor and in [the] eyes of Shechem [the] son of Hamor.
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.
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.
20 And Hamor cometh — Shechem his son also — unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,
And he went Hamor and Shechem son his to [the] gate of city their and they spoke to [the] men of city their 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.
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.
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 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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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;
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.
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.
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.
27 Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;
[the] sons of Jacob they came on the [ones] slain and they plundered the city that people had defiled sister their.
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;
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.
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 wealth their and all little one[s] their and wives their they took captive and they plundered and all that [was] in the house.
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.'
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.
31 And they say, 'As a harlot doth he make our sister?'
And they said ¿ like a prostitute will he use sister our.

< Genesis 34 >