Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 34:6-17

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.”

11Then Shechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Dinah’s fatherאָבִ֣יה וְאֶל־'a.Vih ve.'el-H1 H413and brothersאַחֶ֔יהָ'a.Chei.haH251, “Grant me this favorאֶמְצָא־ חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם'em.tza'- chen be.'ei.nei.KhemH4672 H2580 H5869,and I will giveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414you whateverוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834you askתֹּאמְר֛וּ אֵלַ֖יto.me.Ru 'e.LaiH559 H413.

12Demandהַרְבּ֨וּhar.BuH7235a highעָלַ֤י מְאֹד֙'a.Lai me.'OdH5921 H3966dowryמֹ֣הַרMo.harH4119and an expensive giftוּמַתָּ֔ןu.ma.TanH4976,and I will give youוְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔הve.'E.te.NahH5414whateverכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you askתֹּאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑יto.me.Ru 'e.LaiH559 H413.Only giveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414meאֶת־'et-H853the girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ha.na.'a.RaH5291as my wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802!”

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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