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Genesis 34:13-24

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.

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