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Genesis 34:4-10

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.

6Meanwhile, Shechem’sשְׁכֶ֖ם אֶֽל־she.Khem 'el-H7927 H413fatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544cameוַיֵּצֵ֛אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696withאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290.

7When Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121heard what had happenedכְּשָׁמְעָ֔םke.sha.me.'AmH8085,they returnedבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704.They were filled withמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966griefוַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםvai.yit.'a.tze.Vu ha.'a.na.ShimH6087 H582and furyוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Shechem had committedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213an outrageנְבָלָ֞הne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478by lyingלִשְׁכַּב֙lish.KavH7901withאֶת־'et-H853Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323—a thingוְכֵ֖ןve.KhenH3651that should notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be doneיֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ye.'a.SehH6213.

8But Hamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to themאִתָּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑ר'i.Tam le.MorH854 H559, “My sonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927longs forחָֽשְׁקָ֤ה נַפְשׁוֹ֙cha.she.Kah naf.ShoH2836 H5315your daughterבְּבִתְּכֶ֔םbe.vi.te.KhemH1323.Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414herאֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853to himas his wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

9Intermarry with usוְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ אֹתָ֑נוּve.hit.cha.te.Nu 'o.Ta.nuH2859 H854;giveתִּתְּנוּ־ti.te.nu-H5414usוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853your daughtersבְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323and takeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323for yourselves.

10You may settleתֵּשֵׁ֑בוּte.She.vuH3427among usוְאִתָּ֖נוּve.'i.Ta.nuH854,and the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961open to youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440.Live hereשְׁבוּ֙she.VuH3427,move about freelyוּסְחָר֔וּהָu.se.cha.Ru.haH5503,and acquire your own propertyוְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270.”

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