Now aDinah the daughter
of Leah
, whom
she had borne
to Jacob
, went
out to 1visit
the daughters
of the land
.
When Shechem the son
of Hamor
athe Hivite
, the prince
of the land
, saw
her, he took
her and lay
with her 1by force
.
1He was deeply attracted
to Dinah
the daughter
of Jacob
, and he loved
the girl
and 2spoke
tenderly
to her.
So Shechem aspoke
to his father
Hamor
, saying
, "Get
me this
young
girl
for a wife
."
Now Jacob heard
that he had defiled
Dinah
his daughter
; but his sons
were with his livestock
in the field
, so Jacob
kept
silent
until
they came
in.
Then Hamor the father
of Shechem
went
out to Jacob
to speak
with him.
Now the sons of Jacob
came
in from the field
when they heard
it; and the men
were grieved
, and they were very
angry
because
he had done
a 1 adisgraceful
thing
in Israel
2by lying
with Jacob's
daughter
, for such
a thing
ought not to be done
.
But Hamor spoke
with them, saying
, "The soul
of my son
Shechem
longs
for your daughter
; please
give
her to him 1in marriage
.
"Intermarry with us; give
your daughters
to us and take
our daughters
for yourselves.
"Thus you shall 1live with us, and athe land
shall be open before
you; 1live
and btrade
in it and cacquire
property
in it."
Shechem also said
to her father
and to her brothers
, "If I find
favor
in your sight
, then I will give
whatever
you say
to me.
"Ask me ever so
much
bridal
payment
and gift
, and I will give
according as you say
to me; but give
me the girl
1in marriage
."
But Jacob's sons
answered
Shechem
and his father
Hamor
with deceit
, because
he had defiled
Dinah
their sister
.
They said to them, "We cannot
do
this
thing
, to give
our sister
to aone
who
is uncircumcised
, for that would be a disgrace
to us.
"Only on this
condition will we consent
to you: if
you will become
like
us, in that every
male
of you be circumcised
,
then we will give our daughters
to you, and we will take
your daughters
for ourselves, and we will 1live
with you and become
one
people
.
"But if you will not listen
to us to be circumcised
, then we will take
our daughter
and go
."
Now their words seemed
1reasonable
to Hamor
and Shechem
, Hamor's
son
.
The young man
did not delay
to do
the thing
, because
he was delighted
with Jacob's
daughter
. Now he was more
respected
than
all
the household
of his father
.
So Hamor and his son
Shechem
came
to the agate
of their city
and spoke
to the men
of their city
, saying
,
"These men
are 1friendly
with us; therefore let them 2live
in the land
and trade
in it, for behold
, the land
is 3large
enough
for them. Let us take
their daughters
4in marriage
, and give
our daughters
to them.
"Only on this
condition will the men
consent
to us to 1live
with us, to become
one
people
: that every
male
among us be circumcised
as they are circumcised
.
"Will not their livestock and their property
and all
their animals
be ours? Only
let us consent
to them, and they will 1live
with us."
aAll who went
out of the gate
of his city
listened
to Hamor
and to his son
Shechem
, and every
male
was circumcised
, all
who went
out of the gate
of his city
.
Now it came about on the third
day
, when they were in pain
, that two
of Jacob's
sons
, aSimeon
and Levi
, Dinah's
brothers
, each
took
his sword
and came
upon the city
unawares
, and killed
every
male
.
They killed Hamor
and his son
Shechem
with the edge
of the sword
, and took
Dinah
from Shechem's
house
, and went
forth
.
Jacob's sons
came
upon the slain
and looted
the city
, because
they had defiled
their sister
.
They took their flocks
and their herds
and their donkeys
, and that which
was in the city
and that which
was in the field
;
and they captured and looted
all
their wealth
and all
their little
ones
and their wives
, even all
that was in the houses
.
Then Jacob said
to Simeon
and Levi
, "You have abrought
trouble
on me by bmaking
me odious
among the inhabitants
of the land
, among cthe Canaanites
and the Perizzites
; and 1 dmy men
being few
in number
, they will gather
together against
me and 2attack
me and I will be destroyed
, I and my household
."
But they said, "Should he 1treat
our sister
as a harlot
?"