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Genesis 34:18-24

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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