Genesis 34 (ENGLEE)

1And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had born unto Jacob, went out to look about among the daughters of the land.Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

2And 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.When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke kindly unto the maiden.And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

4And Shechem spoke unto Chamor his father, saying, Get me this girl for wife.So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

5And 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.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.

6And Chamor the father of Shechem went out unto to Jacob to speak with him.Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

7And 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.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.

8And Chamor spoke with them, saying, The soul of Shechem my son longeth for your daughter; give her, I pray you, unto him for wife.But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

9And intermarry with us; your daughters ye shall give unto us, and our daughters ye may take unto yourselves.Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

10And with us shall ye dwell; and the land shall be open before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and acquire possessions therein.You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

11And 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.Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

12Ask 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.Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Chamor his father with cunning, and spoke; because he had defiled Dinah their sister.But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

14And 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.“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

15But on this condition will we consent unto you; if ye will become as we are, that every male of you be circumcised:We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

16Then 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.Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.

17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter, and go our way.But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”

18And their words were pleasing in the eyes of Chamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, the son of Chamor.Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

19And 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.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.

20And Chamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying,So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:

21These 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.“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.

22Only 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.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.

23Their 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.Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”

24And 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.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.

25And 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.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.

26And 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.They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.

28They took their sheep and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field.They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.

29And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives they took captive, and spoiled; and all that was in the house.They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.

30And 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.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.”

31And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”

Genesis 34

The Defiling of Dinah

The Revenge of Dinah’s Brothers

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