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Genesis 34:18-24

18Their offerדִבְרֵיהֶ֖ם בְּעֵינֵ֣יdiv.rei.Hem be.'ei.NeiH1697 H5869seemed goodוַיִּֽיטְב֥וּvai.yi.te.VuH3190to Hamorחֲמ֑וֹר וּבְעֵינֵ֖יcha.Mor u.ve.'ei.NeiH2544 H5869and hisחֲמֽוֹר׃cha.MorH2544sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927.

19The young manהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288,whoוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931wasthe most respectedנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605his father’sאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hesitateאֵחַ֤ר'e.CharH309to fulfillלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213this requestהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he was delightedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654with Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290daughterבְּבַֽת־be.vat-H1323.

20So Hamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Shechemוּשְׁכֶ֥םu.she.KhemH7927wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of their cityעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5892and addressedוַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּ אֶל־vay.da.be.Ru 'el-H1696 H413the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of their cityעִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃'i.Ram le.MorH5892 H559:

21“Theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menהָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582are at peaceשְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים הֵ֣םshe.le.Mim hemH8003 H1992with usאִתָּ֗נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854.Let them liveוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427and tradeוְיִסְחֲר֣וּve.yis.cha.RuH5503in our landבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776אֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853;indeedהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, itוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is largeרַֽחֲבַת־ יָדַ֖יִםra.cha.vat- ya.Da.yimH7342 H3027enough for themלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440אֶת־'et-H853.Let us takeנִקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947their daughtersבְּנֹתָם֙be.no.TamH1323in marriageלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323to them.

22But onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389on this conditionבְּ֠זֹאתBe.zotH2063will the menהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582agreeיֵאֹ֨תוּye.'O.tuH225to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with usאִתָּ֔נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854and beלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971:if allכָּל־kol-H3605ourmenזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145are circumcisedבְּהִמּ֥וֹלbe.hi.MolH4135asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834they areהֵ֥ם נִמֹּלִֽים׃hem ni.mo.LimH1992 H4135.

23Will notהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808their livestockמִקְנֵהֶ֤םmik.ne.HemH4735,their possessionsוְקִנְיָנָם֙ve.kin.ya.NamH7075,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theirהֵ֑םHemH1992animalsבְּהֶמְתָּ֔םbe.hem.TamH929become ours?Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389let us consentנֵא֣וֹתָהne.'o.tahH225to them,and they will dwellוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427among usאִתָּֽנוּ׃'i.Ta.nuH854.”

24All the menכָּל־kol-H3605who went outיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318of the cityעִיר֑וֹi.RoH5892gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179listenedוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413Hamorחֲמוֹר֙ וְאֶל־cha.mOr ve.'el-H2544 H413and his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔ר כָּל־za.Khar kol-H2145 H3605of the cityיֹצְאֵ֖י שַׁ֥עַר עִירֽוֹ׃yo.tze.'Ei Sha.'ar i.RoH3318 H8179 H5892was circumcisedוַיִּמֹּ֙לוּ֙vai.yi.Mo.luH4135.

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