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Genesis 34

1AndDinahדִינָה֙di.NahH1783thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,whomshebare untoJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,wentH3318outtoseeH7200thedaughtersבִּבְנ֥וֹתbiv.NotH1323ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2AndShechemשְׁכֶ֧םshe.KhemH7927thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544theHiviteהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,theprinceH5387ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sawH7200her;andhetookH3947her,andlayH7901withher,andhumbledher.

3AndhissoulH5315clave untoDinahבְּדִינָ֖הbe.di.NahH1783thedaughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,andhelovedH157thedamsel,andspakekindlyuntothedamsel.

4AndShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927spake untohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544,sayingH559,Getmethisdamseltowifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

5NowJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֣בve.ya.'a.KoH3290heardH8085thathehaddefiledH2930Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783hisdaughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323;andhissonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121wereH1961withhiscattleinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:andJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290heldhispeaceuntiltheycameH935.

6AndHamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927wentH3318outuntoJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290tocommunewithhim.

7Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJacobH3290cameH935infromthefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704whentheyheardH8085it:andthemenH376weregrieved,andtheywereveryH3966wroth,becausehehadwroughtfollyנְבָלָ֞הne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478inlyingH7901withJacob’sdaughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323; whichthingoughtnottobedone.

8AndHamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544communedwiththem,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ThesoulH5315ofmysonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927longethforyourdaughterבְּבִתְּכֶ֔םbe.vi.te.KhemH1323:Iprayyou,giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414heruntohimtowifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

9AndmakeH5414ye marriageswithus;giveתִּתְּנוּ־ti.te.nu-H5414yourdaughtersבְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323untous,andtakeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323untoyou.

10Andyeshalldwellתֵּשֵׁ֑בוּte.She.vuH3427withus:andthelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shallbeתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961beforeyou;dwellשְׁבוּ֙she.VuH3427andtradeye therein,andgetyoupossessionsוְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270therein.

11AndShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927saidH559untoherfatherאָבִ֣יה'a.VihH1anduntoherbrethren,Letmefindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inyoureyesH5869,andwhatyeshallsayH559untomeIwillgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414.

12AskmeneversomuchH7235dowryandgiftוּמַתָּ֔ןu.ma.TanH4976,andIwillgiveוְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔הve.'E.te.NahH5414accordingasyeshallsayתֹּאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559untome:butgiveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414methedamseltowifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

13Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Shechemשְׁכֶ֨םshe.KhemH7927andHamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1withguile,andspake,becausehehaddefiledH2930Dinahדִּינָ֥הdi.NahH1783theirsisterאֲחֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269,

14andsaidH559untothem,Wecannotdothisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,togiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414oursisterאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269tooneH376thatisuncircumcised;forthatwereareproachחֶרְפָּ֥הcher.PahH2781untous.

15Onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389onthisconditionwillweconsentuntoyou:ifyewillbeתִּהְי֣וּtih.YuH1961asweareH1961,thateverymaleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145ofyoubeH1961circumcisedH4135;

16thenwillwegiveוְנָתַ֤נּוּve.na.Ta.nuH5414ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.no.Tei.nuH1323untoyou,andwewilltakeנִֽקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947yourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323tous,andwewilldwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּve.ya.Shav.nuH3427withyou,andwewillbecomeוְהָיִ֖ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971.

17Butifyewillnothearken untous,tobecircumcisedH4135;thenwillwetakeוְלָקַ֥חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947ourdaughterבִּתֵּ֖נוּbi.Te.nuH1323,andwewillbegoneוְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.nuH1980.

18Andtheirwordsדִבְרֵיהֶ֖םdiv.rei.HemH1697pleasedHamorH2544,andShechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927Hamor’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121.

19Andtheyoungהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288deferrednottodothethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697,becausehehaddelightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654inJacob’sdaughterבְּבַֽת־be.vat-H1323:andhewashonoredנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513aboveallthehouseH1004ofhisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

20AndHamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544andShechemוּשְׁכֶ֥םu.she.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121cameH935untothegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179oftheircityעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5892,andcommunedwiththemenH376oftheircityעִירָ֖ם'i.RamH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21ThesemenH376arepeaceablewithus;thereforeletthemdwellוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427inthelandבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776,andtradetherein;for,behold,thelandוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776islargeenoughforthem;letustakeנִקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947theirdaughtersבְּנֹתָם֙be.no.TamH1323tousforwivesH802,andletusgiveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414themourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323.

22Onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389onthisconditionwillthemenH376consentuntoustodwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withus,tobecomeלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971,ifeverymaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145amongusbeH1961circumcisedH4135,astheyarecircumcisedH4135.

23ShallnottheircattleH929andtheirsubstanceandalltheirbeastsbeours?onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389letusconsentuntothem,andtheywilldwellוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427withus.

24AnduntoHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544anduntoShechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121hearkenedallthatwentH3318outofthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofhiscityעִיר֑וֹi.RoH5892;andeverymaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145wascircumcisedH4135,allthatwentH3318outofthegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofhiscityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

25AnditcameH935topassonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,whentheywereH1961sore,thattwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147ofthesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290,Simeonשִׁמְע֨וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviוְלֵוִ֜יve.le.ViH3878,Dinah’sbrethren,tookH3947eachmanH376hisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719,andcameH935uponthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892unawares,andslewH2026allthemalesזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

26AndtheyslewH2026Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544andShechemH7927hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121withtheedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,andtookH3947Dinahדִּינָ֛הdi.NahH1783outofShechem’shouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004,andwentH3318forthH3318.

27Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290cameH935upontheslainהַ֣חֲלָלִ֔יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,andplunderedוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,becausetheyhaddefiledH2930theirsisterאֲחוֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269.

28TheytookH3947theirflocksצֹאנָ֥םtzo.NamH6629andtheirherdsבְּקָרָ֖םbe.ka.RamH1241andtheirasses,andthatwhichwasinthecityבָּעִ֛ירba.'IrH5892,andthatwhichwasinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704;

29andalltheirwealthחֵילָ֤םchei.LamH2428,andalltheirlittleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945andtheirwivesH802,tookH7617theycaptiveשָׁב֖וּsha.VuH7617andmadeaprey,evenallthatwasinthehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

30AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559toSimeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviלֵוִי֮le.ViH3878, Yehavetroubledעֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם'a.khar.TemH5916me,tomakemeodiousלְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙le.hav.'i.She.niH887totheinhabitantsבְּיֹשֵׁ֣בbe.yo.ShevH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,amongtheCanaanitesH3669andthePerizzites:and,Ibeingfewinnumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,theywillgatherוְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּve.ne.'es.FuH622themselvestogetheragainstmeandsmiteme;andIshallbedestroyedוְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖יve.nish.mad.TiH8045,IandmyhouseH1004.

31AndtheysaidH559,Shouldhedealwithoursisterאֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃ פ'a.cho.Te.nuH269aswithaharlot?

Commentaries on Genesis 34

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