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Genesis 34:20-23

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.”

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