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Chapter 34 |
| 1 | And Dinah the
daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of
the land. |
| 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.
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| 3 | And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the
damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. |
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4 | And Shechem spake unto his
father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. |
| 5 | And Jacob
heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle
in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come. |
| 6 | And
Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. |
| 7 |
And the sons of Jacob came out of 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. |
| 8 |
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for
your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. |
| 9 | And make ye
marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto
you. |
| 10 |
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you;
dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. |
| 11 | And
Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your
eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. |
| 12 | Ask 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. |
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13 | And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem
and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their
sister: |
| 14
| And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give
our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto
us: |
| 15 |
But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be,
that every male of you be circumcised; |
| 16 | Then 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. |
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17 | But if ye will not hearken
unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be
gone. |
| 18 |
And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
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| 19 | And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight
in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honorable than all the house of his
father. |
| 20
| And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their
city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, |
| 21 | These men
are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein;
for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters
to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. |
| 22 | Only herein
will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every
male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised. |
| 23 | Shall not
their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us
consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. |
| 24 | And 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. |
| 25 |
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 man
his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. |
| 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. |
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27 | The sons of Jacob came
upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their
sister. |
| 28
| They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses,
and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, |
| 29 |
And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they
captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. |
| 30 | And Jacob
said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the
inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being
few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me;
and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. |
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31 | And they said, Should he
deal with our sister as with an harlot? |
