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The Defiling of Dinah
Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land.
Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land.
The Defiling of Dinah
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her.
And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.
And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
And his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke consolingly to the maiden.
So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this girl for my wife.”
And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Take me this girl as wife.
Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.
And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his cattle in the fields, and Jacob said nothing until they came.
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.
And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob, to speak to him.
The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing must not be done.
And the sons of Jacob came from the fields when they heard [it]; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had wrought what was disgraceful in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to be done.
And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.
Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
And make marriages with us: give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.
You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it.”
And dwell with us, and the land shall be before you: dwell and trade in it, and get yourselves possessions in it.
Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.
And Shechem said to her father and to her brethren, Let me find favour in your eyes; and what ye shall say to me I will give.
Impose on me very much as dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say to me; but give me the maiden as wife.
The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah.
The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spoke -- because he had defiled Dinah their sister --
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spoke -- because he had defiled Dinah their sister --
They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.
and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach to us.
Only on this condition will we agree with you — that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised.
But only in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, that every male of you be circumcised;
Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people.
then will we give our daughters to you, and take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and be one people.
But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone.”
But if ye do not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and go away.
Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor’s son Shechem.
And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.
And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the most honored of all his father’s house.
And the youth did not delay to do this, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honourable above all in the house of his father.
So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
“These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters.
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it. And the land -- behold, it is of wide extent before them. We will take their daughters as wives, and give them our daughters.
Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people — when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised.
But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people -- if every male among us be circumcised, just as they are circumcised.
Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.”
Their cattle, and their possessions, and every beast of theirs, shall they not be ours? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.
And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.
And all that went out at the gate of his city hearkened to Hamor and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised -- all that went out at the gate of his city.
On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males.
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house and went away.
And Hamor and Shechem his son they slew with the edge of the sword; and took Dinah out of Shechem's house; and went out.
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field.
Their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and what [was] in the city, and what [was] in the field they took;
All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered.
and all their goods, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and plundered them, and all that was in the houses.
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.”
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, in that ye make me odious among the inhabitants of the land -- among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I am few men in number, and they will gather themselves against me and smite me, and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.