Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 34:13-17

13But becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Shechemhad defiledטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930אֶת־'et-H853their sisterאֲחֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269Dinahדִּינָ֥הdi.NahH1783,Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030himשְׁכֶ֨םshe.KhemH7927אֵ֖ת'etH853and his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544deceitfullyבְּמִרְמָ֖ה וַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּbe.mir.Mah vay.da.Be.ruH4820 H1696.

14“We cannotלֹ֤א נוּכַל֙lo' nu.KhalH3808 H3201doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.soTH6213suchהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088a thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם'a.lei.HemH413. “To giveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414אֶת־'et-H853our sisterאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ לְאִ֖ישׁ'a.cho.Te.nu le.'IshH269 H376אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834toan uncircumcised manעָרְלָ֑ה כִּֽי־'a.re.Lah ki-H6190 H3588would be a disgraceחֶרְפָּ֥ה הִ֖ואcher.Pah hi'H2781 H1931to us.

15We will consentנֵא֣וֹתne.'otH225to thison oneאַךְ־ בְּזֹ֖את'akh- be.ZotH389 H2063conditionאִ֚ם'imH518,that you becomeתִּהְי֣וּtih.YuH1961circumcisedלְהִמֹּ֥לle.hi.MolH4135like usכָמֹ֔נוּkha.Mo.nuH3644—every one ofכָּל־kol-H3605your malesזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

16Then we will giveוְנָתַ֤נּוּve.na.Ta.nuH5414אֶת־'et-H853youour daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.no.Tei.nuH1323andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853takeנִֽקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947your daughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323for ourselves.We will dwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּve.ya.Shav.nuH3427among youאִתְּכֶ֔ם'i.te.KhemH854and becomeוְהָיִ֖ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971.

17But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you will notלֹ֧אlo'H3808agreeתִשְׁמְע֛וּ אֵלֵ֖ינוּtish.me.'U 'e.Lei.nuH8085 H413to be circumcisedלְהִמּ֑וֹלle.hi.MolH4135,then we will takeוְלָקַ֥חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947אֶת־'et-H853our sisterבִּתֵּ֖נוּbi.Te.nuH1323and goוְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.nuH1980.”

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