Genesis 34

1And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

1Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the local women of the land.

2And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

2When Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the area, saw her, he took her by force and raped her.

3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

3But he became deeply attached to Dinah, Jacob’s daughter; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.

4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

4Shechem said to his father Hamor, 'Get this girl for me to be my wife.'

5Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they came.

5Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled; but since his sons were out in the fields with the livestock, he kept quiet until they returned.

6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

6Then Hamor, Shechem’s father, went out to speak with Jacob.

7And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

7Jacob’s sons came in from the fields as soon as they heard what happened. They were shocked and very angry because Shechem had done a disgraceful thing against Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter, something that should never be done.

8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.

8Hamor spoke with them, saying, 'My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please, let him marry her.'

9And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

9'Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.'

10And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

10'You can live among us; the land is open to you. Settle here, trade in it, and buy property.'

11And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

11Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, 'Please be kind to me; I will give you whatever you ask.'

12Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

12'Ask me for any amount for the bride price and gifts, and I will pay whatever you say. Just let me marry the young woman.'

13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

13Because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

14and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.

14They said to them, 'We cannot do this. We cannot give our sister to a man who is not circumcised, because that would be a disgrace to us.'

15Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

15'We will only agree to your request on one condition: if you become like us and every male among you is circumcised.'

16then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

16'Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will live with you and become one people.'

17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

17'But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, we will take our sister and leave.'

18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

18Their proposal 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 honored above all the house of his father.

19The young man did not wait to do what they asked because he was so delighted with Jacob’s daughter. He was the most respected member of his father’s house.

20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of the town.

21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

21'These men are friendly toward us,' they said. 'Let them live in the land and trade in it; the land is big enough for them. We can marry their daughters, and they can marry ours.'

22Only on 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.

22'But the men will agree to live with us and become one people only on this condition: every male among us must be circumcised, just as they are.'

23Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

23'Won't their livestock, their wealth, and all their animals eventually be ours? Let us just agree to their terms, and they will live with us.'

24And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

24All the men who came to the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in 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 brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males.

25Three days later, while the men were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi—Dinah’s brothers—took their swords, entered the unsuspecting city, and killed every male.

26And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went forth.

26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and left.

27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

27Jacob’s other sons came upon the dead bodies and looted the city because their sister had been defiled there.

28They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field;

28They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city and in the fields.

29and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house.

29They carried off all their wealth, all their children, and their wives, and they looted everything in the houses.

30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, 'You have brought trouble on me. You have made me a stink to the people living in this land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they join together against me and attack me, I and my whole family will be destroyed.'

31And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?

31But they answered, 'Should he be allowed to treat our sister like a prostitute?'