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1. At this time Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.
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1. And Dinah H1783 the daughter H1323 of Leah H3812 , which H834 she bore H3205 unto Jacob H3290 , went out H3318 to see H7200 the daughters H1323 of the land H776 .
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2. When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, he took her and forced her to have sexual relations with him.
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2. And when Shechem H7928 the son H1121 of Hamor H2544 the Hivite H2340 , prince H5387 of the country H776 , saw H7200 her , he took H3947 her , and lay with H7901 her , and defiled H6031 her.
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3. Shechem fell in love with Dinah, and he spoke kindly to her.
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3. And his soul H5315 cleaved H1692 unto Dinah H1783 the daughter H1323 of Jacob H3290 , and he loved H157 H853 the damsel H5291 , and spoke H1696 kindly H5921 H3820 unto the damsel H5291 .
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4. He told his father, Hamor, "Please get this girl for me so I can marry her."
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4. And Shechem H7928 spoke H559 unto H413 his father H1 Hamor H2544 , saying H559 , Get H3947 me H853 this H2063 damsel H3207 to wife H802 .
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5. Jacob learned how Shechem had disgraced his daughter, but since his sons were out in the field with the cattle, Jacob said nothing until they came home.
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5. And Jacob H3290 heard H8085 that H3588 he had defiled H2930 H853 Dinah H1783 his daughter H1323 : now his sons H1121 were H1961 with H854 his cattle H4735 in the field H7704 : and Jacob H3290 held his peace H2790 until H5704 they were come H935 .
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6. While he waited, Hamor father of Shechem went to talk with Jacob.
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6. And Hamor H2544 the father H1 of Shechem H7927 went out H3318 unto H413 Jacob H3290 to commune H1696 with H854 him.
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7. When Jacob's sons heard what had happened, they came in from the field. They were very angry that Shechem had done such a wicked thing to Israel. It was wrong for him to have sexual relations with Jacob's daughter; a thing like this should not be done.
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7. And the sons H1121 of Jacob H3290 came H935 out of H4480 the field H7704 when they heard H8085 it : and the men H376 were grieved H6087 , and they were very wroth H2734 H3966 , because H3588 he had wrought H6213 folly H5039 in Israel H3478 in lying with H7901 H853 Jacob H3290 's daughter H1323 ; which thing H3651 ought not H3808 to be done H6213 .
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8. But Hamor talked to Dinah's brothers and said, "My son Shechem is deeply in love with Dinah. Please let him marry her.
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8. And Hamor H2544 communed H1696 with H854 them, saying H559 , The soul H5315 of my son H1121 Shechem H7928 longeth H2836 for your daughter H1323 : I pray you H4994 give H5414 her him to wife H802 .
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9. Marry our people. Give your women to our men as wives and take our women for your men as wives.
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9. And make ye marriages H2859 with H854 us, and give H5414 your daughters H1323 unto us , and take H3947 our daughters H1323 unto you.
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10. You can live in the same land with us. You will be free to own land and to trade here."
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10. And ye shall dwell H3427 with H854 us : and the land H776 shall be H1961 before H6440 you; dwell H3427 and trade H5503 ye therein , and get you possessions H270 therein.
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11. Shechem also talked to Jacob and to Dinah's brothers and said, "Please accept my offer. I will give anything you ask.
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11. And Shechem H7928 said H559 unto H413 her father H1 and unto H413 her brethren H251 , Let me find H4672 grace H2580 in your eyes H5869 , and what H834 ye shall say H559 unto H413 me I will give H5414 .
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12. Ask as much as you want for the payment for the bride, and I will give it to you. Just let me marry Dinah."
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12. Ask H7235 H5921 me never so much H3966 dowry H4119 and gift H4976 , and I will give H5414 according as H834 ye shall say H559 unto H413 me : but give H5414 me H853 the damsel H5291 to wife H802 .
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13. Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father with lies, because Shechem had disgraced their sister Dinah.
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13. And the sons H1121 of Jacob H3290 answered H6030 H853 Shechem H7928 and Hamor H2544 his father H1 deceitfully H4820 , and said H1696 , because H834 he had defiled H2930 H853 Dinah H1783 their sister H269 :
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14. The brothers said to them, "We cannot allow you to marry our sister, because you are not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us.
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14. And they said H559 unto H413 them , We cannot H3808 H3201 do H6213 this H2088 thing H1697 , to give H5414 H853 our sister H269 to one H376 that H834 is uncircumcised H6190 ; for H3588 that H1931 were a reproach H2781 unto us:
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15. But we will allow you to marry her if you do this one thing: Every man in your town must be circumcised like us.
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15. But H389 in this H2063 will we consent H225 unto you: If H518 ye will be H1961 as we be , that every H3605 male H2145 of you be circumcised H4135 ;
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16. Then your men can marry our women, and our men can marry your women, and we will live in your land and become one people.
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16. Then will we give H5414 H853 our daughters H1323 unto you , and we will take H3947 your daughters H1323 to us , and we will dwell H3427 with H854 you , and we will become H1961 one H259 people H5971 .
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17. If you refuse to be circumcised, we will take Dinah and leave."
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17. But if H518 ye will not H3808 hearken H8085 unto H413 us , to be circumcised H4135 ; then will we take H3947 H853 our daughter H1323 , and we will be gone H1980 .
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18. What they asked seemed fair to Hamor and Shechem.
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18. And their words H1697 pleased H3190 H5869 Hamor H2544 , and Shechem H7928 Hamor H2544 's son H1121 .
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19. So Shechem quickly went to be circumcised because he loved Jacob's daughter. Now Shechem was the most respected man in his family.
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19. And the young man H5288 deferred H309 not H3808 to do H6213 the thing H1697 , because H3588 he had delight H2654 in Jacob H3290 's daughter H1323 : and he H1931 was more honorable H3513 than all H4480 H3605 the house H1004 of his father H1 .
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20. So Hamor and Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
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20. And Hamor H2544 and Shechem H7928 his son H1121 came H935 unto H413 the gate H8179 of their city H5892 , and communed H1696 with H413 the men H376 of their city H5892 , saying H559 ,
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21. "These people want to be friends with us. So let them live in our land and trade here. There is enough land for all of us. Let us marry their women, and we can let them marry our women.
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21. These H428 men H376 are peaceable H8003 with H854 us ; therefore let them dwell H3427 in the land H776 , and trade H5503 therein ; for the land H776 , behold H2009 , it is large enough H7342 H3027 for H6440 them ; let us take H3947 H853 their daughters H1323 to us for wives H802 , and let us give H5414 them our daughters H1323 .
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22. But we must agree to one thing: All our men must be circumcised as they are. Then they will agree to live in our land, and we will be one people.
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22. Only H389 herein H2063 will the men H376 consent H225 unto us for to dwell H3427 with H854 us , to be H1961 one H259 people H5971 , if every H3605 male H2145 among us be circumcised H4135 , as H834 they H1992 are circumcised H4135 .
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23. If we do this, their cattle and their animals will belong to us. Let us do what they say, and they will stay in our land."
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23. Shall not H3808 their cattle H4735 and their substance H7075 and every H3605 beast H929 of theirs be ours? only H389 let us consent H225 unto them , and they will dwell H3427 with H854 us.
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24. All the people who had come to the city gate heard this. They agreed with Hamor and Shechem, and every man was circumcised.
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24. And unto H413 Hamor H2544 and unto H413 Shechem H7928 his son H1121 hearkened H8085 all H3605 that went out H3318 of the gate H8179 of his city H5892 ; and every H3605 male H2145 was circumcised H4135 , all H3605 that went out H3318 of the gate H8179 of his city H5892 .
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25. Three days later the men who were circumcised were still in pain. Two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi (Dinah's brothers), took their swords and made a surprise attack on the city, killing all the men there.
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25. And it came to pass H1961 on the third H7992 day H3117 , when they were H1961 sore H3510 , that two H8147 of the sons H1121 of Jacob H3290 , Simeon H8095 and Levi H3878 , Dinah H1783 's brethren H251 , took H3947 each man H376 his sword H2719 , and came H935 upon H5921 the city H5892 boldly H983 , and slew H2026 all H3605 the males H2145 .
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26. They killed Hamor and his son Shechem and then took Dinah out of Shechem's house and left.
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26. And they slew H2026 Hamor H2544 and Shechem H7928 his son H1121 with the edge H6310 of the sword H2719 , and took H3947 H853 Dinah H1783 out of Shechem H7928 's house H4480 H1004 , and went out H3318 .
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27. Jacob's sons came upon the dead bodies and stole everything that was in the city, to pay them back for what Shechem had done to their sister.
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27. The sons H1121 of Jacob H3290 came H935 upon H5921 the slain H2491 , and spoiled H962 the city H5892 , because H834 they had defiled H2930 their sister H269 .
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28. So the brothers took the flocks, herds, and donkeys, and everything in the city and in the fields.
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28. They took H3947 H853 their sheep H6629 , and their oxen H1241 , and their asses H2543 , and that which H834 was in the city H5892 , and that which H834 was in the field H7704 ,
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29. They took every valuable thing the people owned, even their wives and children and everything in the houses.
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29. And all H3605 their wealth H2428 , and all H3605 their little ones H2945 , and their wives H802 took they captive H7617 , and spoiled H962 even all H3605 that H834 was in the house H1004 .
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30. Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have caused me a lot of trouble. Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites who live in the land will hate me. Since there are only a few of us, if they join together to attack us, my people and I will be destroyed."
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30. And Jacob H3290 said H559 to H413 Simeon H8095 and Levi H3878 , Ye have troubled H5916 me to make me to stink H887 among the inhabitants H3427 of the land H776 , among the Canaanites H3669 and the Perizzites H6522 : and I H589 being few H4962 in number H4557 , they shall gather themselves together H622 against H5921 me , and slay H5221 me ; and I shall be destroyed H8045 , I H589 and my house H1004 .
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31. But the brothers said, "We will not allow our sister to be treated like a prostitute."
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31. And they said H559 , Should he deal with H6213 H853 our sister H269 as with an harlot H2181 ?
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