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The Treachery of Jacob’s Sons
Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.
Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters 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.
When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
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.
He was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl 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 young girl for a wife.”
And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Take me this girl as wife.
Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob kept silent until they came in.
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.
Then 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.
Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing ought not to 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.
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.
And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.
“Intermarry 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.
“Thus you shall live with us, and the land shall be open before you; live and trade in it and acquire 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, “If I find favor in your sight, then I will give whatever you say to me.
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.
“Ask me ever so much bridal payment and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; but give me the girl in marriage.”
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.
But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
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 consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be 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 for ourselves, and we will live 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 to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go.”
But if ye do not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and go away.
Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.
And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.
The young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father.
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 friendly with us; therefore let them live in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage, and give our daughters to them.
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 consent to us to live with us, to become one people: that every male among us be 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 and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will live 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.
All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and to 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.
Now it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the city unawares, and killed every male.
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 edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went forth.
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.
Jacob’s sons came upon the slain and looted 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 and their donkeys, and that which was in the city and that which was 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;
and they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives, even all that was in the houses.
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 odious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and attack me and I will be destroyed, 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.