Chapter 34

And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare¹ unto Jacob, went out⁴ to see² the daughters of the land.

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw⁴ her, he took⁴ her, and lay⁴ with her, and defiled her.¹⁷

And his soul clave⁴ unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved⁴ the damsel, and spake¹⁷ kindly unto the damsel.

And Shechem spake⁴ unto his father Hamor, saying,² Get³ me this damsel to wife.

And Jacob heard¹ that he had defiled¹⁴ Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace⁵² until they were come.²

And Hamor the father of Shechem went out⁴ unto Jacob to commune¹⁵ with him.

And the sons of Jacob came¹ out of the field when they heard² [it]: and the men were grieved,¹⁰¹ and they were very wroth,⁴ because he had wrought¹ folly in Israel in lying² with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.¹¹

And Hamor communed¹⁷ with them, saying,² The soul of my son Shechem longeth¹ for your daughter: I pray you give³ her him to wife.

And make ye marriages¹⁰⁰ with us, [and] give⁴ your daughters unto us, and take⁴ our daughters unto you.

And ye shall dwell⁴ with us: and the land shall be⁴ before you; dwell³ and trade¹ ye therein, and get you possessions¹⁰ therein.

And Shechem said⁴ unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find⁴ grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say⁴ unto me I will give.⁴

Ask⁵⁴ me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give⁴ according as ye shall say⁴ unto me: but give³ me the damsel to wife.

And the sons of Jacob answered⁴ Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said,¹⁷ because he had defiled¹⁴ Dinah their sister:

And they said⁴ unto them, We cannot ^{3201 4} do² this thing, to give² our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach unto us:

But in this will we consent¹¹ unto you: If ye will be as we [be], that every male of you be circumcised;⁹

Then will we give¹ our daughters unto you, and we will take⁴ your daughters to us, and we will dwell¹ with you, and we will become one people.

But if ye will not hearken⁴ unto us, to be circumcised;⁹ then will we take¹ our daughter, and we will be gone.¹

And their words pleased^{4 5869} Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

And the young man deferred¹⁴ not to do² the thing, because he had delight¹ in Jacob's daughter: and he [was] more honourable¹² than all the house of his father.

And Hamor and Shechem his son came⁴ unto the gate of their city, and communed¹⁷ with the men of their city, saying,²

These men [are] peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell⁴ in the land, and trade⁴ therein; for the land, behold, [it is] large enough for them; let us take⁴ their daughters to us for wives, and let us give⁴ them our daughters.

Only herein will the men consent¹¹ unto us for to dwell² with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised,⁹ as they [are] circumcised.¹²

[Shall] not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs [be] ours? only let us consent¹¹ unto them, and they will dwell⁴ with us.

And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened⁴ all that went out⁶ of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised,¹¹ all that went out⁶ of the gate of his city.

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore,⁶ that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took⁴ each man his sword, and came⁴ upon the city boldly, and slew⁴ all the males.

And they slew¹ Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out⁴ of Shechem's house, and went out.⁴

The sons of Jacob came¹ upon the slain, and spoiled⁴ the city, because they had defiled¹⁴ their sister.

They took¹ their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which [was] in the city, and that which [was] in the field,

And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive,¹ and spoiled⁴ even all that [was] in the house.

And Jacob said⁴ to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled¹ me to make me to stink⁵³ among the inhabitants⁶ of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I [being] few in number, they shall gather⁸ themselves together against me, and slay⁵² me; and I shall be destroyed,⁸ I and my house.

And they said,⁴ Should he deal⁴ with our sister as with an harlot?⁶