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| [1]And Dina, the daughter of Lea, whom she bore to Jacob, went forth to observe the daughters of the inhabitants. |
[1]AND Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the native girls. |
| [2]And Sychem the son of Emmor the Evite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled her. |
[2]And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and defiled her. |
| [3]And he was attached to the soul of Dina the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and he spoke kindly to the damsel. |
[3]And his soul longed for Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl, and spoke kindly to the girl, and won her heart. |
| [4]Sychem spoke to Emmor his father, saying, Take for me this damsel to wife. |
[4]And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this girl to wife. |
| [5]And Jacob heard that the son of Emmor had defiled Dina his daughter (now his sons were with his cattle in the plain). And Jacob was silent until they came. |
[5]And Jacob heard that Dinah his daughter had been defiled; now his sons were with the cattle in the field; so Jacob held his peace until they came |
| [6]And Emmor the father of Sychem went forth to Jacob, to speak to him. |
[6]And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. |
| [7]And the sons of Jacob came from the plain; and when they heard, the men were deeply pained, and it was very grievous to them, because the man wrought folly in Israel, having lain with the daughter of Jacob, and so it must not be. |
[7]And the sons of Jacob came from the field, and when they heard the news, they were grieved; and they were very indignant, because they had wrought folly in Israel in the disgracing of Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to be done. |
| [8]And Emmor spoke to them, saying, Sychem my son has chosen in his heart your daughter; give her therefore to him for a wife, |
[8]And Hamor spoke with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; give her to him in marriage. |
| [9]and intermarry with us. Give us your daughters, and take our daughters for your sons. |
[9]Intermarry with us, and give your daughters to us in marriage, and take our daughters to you, |
| [10]And dwell in the midst of us; and, behold, the land is spacious before you, dwell in it, and trade, and get possessions in it. |
[10]And dwell with us; behold, the land is before you; dwell and trade in it and inherit in it. |
| [11]And Sychem said to her father and to her brothers, I would find grace before you, and we will give whatever ye shall name. |
[11]And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, Let me find mercy in your presence, and whatever you shall ask of me I will give. |
| [12]Multiply your demand of dowry very much, and I will give accordingly as ye shall say to me, only ye shall give me this damsel for a wife. |
[12]Ask me as much as you wish, both dowry and gifts, and I will give you according as you shall say to me; but give me this girl to wife. |
| [13]And the sons of Jacob answered to Sychem and Emmor his father craftily, and spoke to them, because they had defiled Dina their sister. |
[13]And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, because they had defiled Dinah their sister, |
| [14]And Symeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, said to them, We shall not be able to do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised, for it is a reproach to us. |
[14]And they said to them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised; for that would be a reproach to us; |
| [15]Only on these terms will we conform to you, and dwell among you, if ye also will be as we are, in that every male of you be circumcised. |
[15]But on this condition will we consent to you: that you will become like us, and circumcise every male as we are circumcised; |
| [16]And we will give our daughters to you, and we will take of your daughters for wives to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will be as one race. |
[16]Then we will give our daughters to you in marriage, and take your daughters to us in marriage, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. |
| [17]But if ye will not hearken to us to be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart. |
[17]But if you will not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and we will be gone |
| [18]And the words pleased Emmor, and Sychem the son of Emmor. |
[18]And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem, Hamor's son. |
| [19]And the young man delayed not to do this thing, for he was much attached to Jacob's daughter, and he was the most honourable of all in his father's house. |
[19]And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter and he was honored above all the household of his father. |
| [20]And Emmor and Sychem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying, |
[20]Then Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their town and spoke to the men of their town, saying, |
| [21]These men are peaceable, let them dwell with us upon the land, and let them trade in it, and behold the land is extensive before them; we will take their daughters to us for wives, and we will give them our daughters. |
[21]These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it, for the land is large enough before them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. |
| [22]Only on these terms will the men conform to us to dwell with us so as to be one people, if every male of us be circumcised, as they also are circumcised. |
[22]But only on this condition will the men consent to dwell with us, to become one people, when every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised. |
| [23]And shall not their cattle and their herds, and their possessions, be ours? only in this let us conform to them, and they will dwell with us. |
[23]Behold, their wealth, their possessions, and all their cattle will eventually be ours; only let us consent to their proposals, and they will dwell with us. |
| [24]And all that went in at the gate of their city hearkened to Emmor and Sychem his son, and they were circumcised in the flesh of their foreskin every male. |
[24]And when all the adults of the town had heard from Shechem and from his father Hamor, they circumcised every male, those that went out of the gate of his town |
| [25]And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, the two sons of Jacob, Symeon and Levi, Dina's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city securely, and slew every male. |
[25]And it came to pass on the third day, when the men were sore, two sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took each man his sword, and came against the town quietly, and slew every male. |
| [26]And they slew Emmor and Sychem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dina out of the house of Sychem, and went forth. |
[26]And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. |
| [27]But the sons of Jacob came upon the wounded, and ravaged the city wherein they had defiled Dina their sister. |
[27]Then the sons of Jacob came back to the slain, and plundered the town, because they had defiled their sister. |
| [28]And their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses they took, and all things whatsoever were in the city, and whatsoever were in the plain. |
[28]They took their sheep and their oxen and their asses and whatever was in the town and in the field. |
| [29]And they took captive all the persons of them, and all their store, and their wives, and plundered both whatever things there were in the city, and whatever things there were in the houses. |
[29]And all their wealth and all their little ones; and their wives they carried captive, and plundered everything that was in the town. |
| [30]And Jacob said to Symeon and Levi, Ye have made me hateful so that I should be evil to all the inhabitants of the land, both among the Chananites and the Pherezites, and I am few in number; they will gather themselves against me and cut me in pieces, and I shall be utterly destroyed, and my house. |
[30]Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have done me a great harm, for you have hurt my reputation among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I being few in numbers, they may gather themselves together against me, and attack me; I shall be destroyed, both I and my household. |
| [31]And they said, Nay, but shall they treat our sister as an harlot? |
[31]But they said, Our sister has been treated like a harlot |