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Genesis 34:5-12

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.

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