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Genesis 34:6-17

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.

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