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Genesis 34:1-5

1Now Dinahדִינָה֙di.NahH1783,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834had borneיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,went outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318to visitלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200the daughtersבִּבְנ֥וֹתbiv.NotH1323of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2When Shechemשְׁכֶ֧םshe.KhemH7927sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544the Hiviteהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,the princeנְשִׂ֣יאne.Si'H5387of the regionהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200herאֹתָ֜הּ'o.TahH853,he tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947herאֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with herאֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH854by forceוַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃vay.'a.Ne.haH6031.

3And his soulנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315was drawnוַתִּדְבַּ֣קva.tid.BakH1692to Dinahבְּדִינָ֖הbe.di.NahH1783,the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.He lovedוַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙vai.ye.'e.HavH157אֶת־'et-H853the young girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ha.na.'a.RaH5291and spoke to her tenderlyוַיְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־ לֵ֥ב הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃vay.da.Ber 'al- lev Ha.na.'a.raH1696 H5921 H3820 H5291.

4So Shechemשְׁכֶ֔ם אֶל־she.Khem 'el-H7927 H413toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559his fatherאָבִ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר'a.Viv le.MorH1 H559Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544, “Getקַֽח־kach-H3947meאֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063girlהַיַּלְדָּ֥הhai.yal.DahH3207as a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

5Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֣בve.ya.'a.KoH3290heardשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085thatכִּ֤יkiH3588Shechem had defiledטִמֵּא֙ti.Me'H2930אֶת־'et-H853his daughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783,but since his sonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121wereהָי֥וּha.YuH1961withאֶת־'et-H854his livestockמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,heיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290remained silentוְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁve.he.che.RishH2790about ituntilעַד־'ad-H5704they returnedבֹּאָֽם׃bo.'AmH935.

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