Genesis 34

1And Dina the daughter of Lia went out to see the women of that country.

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

1And Dinah, daughter of Leah, whom she hath borne to Jacob, goeth out to look on the daughters of the land,

2And when Sichem the son of Hemor the Hevite, the prince of that land, saw her, he was in love with her: and took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin.

2And 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.

2and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;

3And his soul was fast knit unto her; and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words.

3And his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke consolingly to the maiden.

3and his soul cleaveth to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loveth the young person, and speaketh unto the heart of the young person.

4And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife.

4And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Take me this girl as wife.

4And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, `Take for me this damsel for a wife.'

5But when Jacob had heard this, his sons being absent, and employed in feeding the cattle, he held his peace till they came back.

5And 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.

5And Jacob hath heard that he hath defiled Dinah his daughter, and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob kept silent till their coming.

6And when Hemor the father of Sichem was come out to speak to Jacob,

6And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob, to speak to him.

6And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him;

7Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in Israel, and committed an unlawful act, in ravishing Jacob's daughter.

7And 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.

7and the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard, and the men grieve themselves, and it <FI>is<Fi> very displeasing to them, for folly he hath done against Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob--and so it is not done.

8And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to wife:

8And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.

8And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, `Shechem, my son, his soul hath cleaved to your daughter; give her, I pray you, to him for a wife,

9And let us contract marriages one with another: give us your daughters, and take you our daughters.

9And make marriages with us: give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.

9and join ye in marriage with us; your daughters ye give to us, and our daughters ye take to yourselves,

10And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade, and possess it.

10And dwell with us, and the land shall be before you: dwell and trade in it, and get yourselves possessions in it.

10and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade <FI>in<Fi> it, and have possessions in it.'

11Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me find favour in your sight, and whatsoever you shall appoint I will give:

11And 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.

11And Shechem saith unto her father, and unto her brethren, `Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which ye say unto me, I give;

12Raise the dowry, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife.

12Impose 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.

12multiply on me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I give as ye say unto me, and give to me the young person for a wife.'

13The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:

13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spoke — because he had defiled Dinah their sister —

13And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),

14We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable.

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

14and say unto them, `We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it <FI>is<Fi> a reproach to us.

15But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:

15But only in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, that every male of you be circumcised;

15`Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

16Then will we mutually give and take your daughters, and ours; and we will dwell with you, and will be one people:

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

16then we have given our daughters to you, and your daughters we take to ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have become one people;

17But if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart.

17But if ye do not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and go away.

17and if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.'

18Their offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem, his son:

18And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

18And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son;

19And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required: for he loved the damsel exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in all his father's house.

19And 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.

19and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.

20And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:

20And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

20And Hamor cometh--Shechem his son also--unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,

21These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.

21These 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.

21`These men are peaceable with us; then let them dwell in the land, and trade <FI>in<Fi> it; and the land, lo, <FI>is<Fi> wide before them; their daughters let us take to ourselves for wives, and our daughters give to them.

22One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.

22But 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.

22`Only for this do the men consent to us, to dwell with us, to become one people, in every male of us being circumcised, as they are circumcised;

23And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours; only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.

23Their 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.

23their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts--are they not ours? only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us.'

24And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.

24And 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.

24And unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, hearken do all those going out of the gate of his city, and every male is circumcised, all those going out of the gate of his city.

25And behold the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest: two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, taking their swords, entered boldly into the city and slew all the men.

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 his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

25And it cometh to pass, on the third day, in their being pained, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, take each his sword, and come in against the city confidently, and slay every male;

26And they killed also Hemor and Sichem, and took away their sister Dina out of Sichem's house.

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

26and Hamor, and Shechem his son, they have slain by the mouth of the sword, and they take Dinah out of Shechem's house, and go out.

27And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.

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

27Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;

28And they took their sheep, and their herds, and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and in their fields.

28Their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and what [was] in the city, and what [was] in the field they took;

28their flock and their herd, and their asses, and that which <FI>is<Fi> in the city, and that which <FI>is<Fi> in the field, have they taken;

29And their children and wives they took captive.

29and all their goods, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and plundered them, and all that was in the houses.

29and all their wealth, and all their infants, and their wives they have taken captive, and they spoil also all that <FI>is<Fi> in the house.

30And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house shall be destroyed.

30And 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.

30And Jacob saith unto Simeon and unto Levi, `Ye have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Perizzite: and I <FI>am<Fi> few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have smitten me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.'

31They answered: Should they abuse our sister as a strumpet?

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

31And they say, `As a harlot doth he make our sister?'