And Dinah the daughter
of Leah
, which she bare
unto Jacob
, went out
to see
the daughters
of the land
.
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
.
And his soul clave
unto Dinah
the daughter
of Jacob
, and he loved
the damsel
, and spake
kindly
unto the damsel
.
And Shechem spake
unto his father
Hamor
, saying
, Get
me this damsel
to wife
.
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
.
And Hamor the father
of Shechem
went out
unto Jacob
to commune
with
him.
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
.
And Hamor communed
with them, saying
, The soul
of my son
Shechem
longeth
for your daughter
: I pray you give
her him to wife
.
And make ye marriages with us, and give
your daughters
unto us, and take
our daughters
unto you.
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land
shall be
before you
; dwell
and trade
ye therein, and get you possessions
therein.
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
.
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
.
And the sons of Jacob
answered
Shechem
and Hamor
his father
deceitfully
, and said
, because he had defiled
Dinah
their sister
:
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:
But in this will we consent
unto you: If ye will be as we be , that every male
of you be circumcised
;
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
.
But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised
; then will we take
our daughter
, and we will be gone
.
And their words pleased
Hamor
, and Shechem
Hamor's
son
.
And the young man deferred
not to do
the thing
, because he had delight
in Jacob's
daughter
: and he was more honourable
than all the house
of his father
.
And Hamor and Shechem
his son
came
unto the gate
of their city
, and communed
with the men
of their city
, saying
,
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
.
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
.
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.
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
.
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
.
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
.
The sons of Jacob
came
upon the slain
, and spoiled
the city
, because they had defiled
their sister
.
They took 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
, and spoiled
even all that was in the house
.
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
.
And they said, Should he deal
with our sister
as with an harlot
?