Genesis 34
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Genesis 34:13-29

13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and spoke — because he had defiled Dinah their sister —

14and said to them, We cannot do this, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a reproach to us.

15But only in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we, that every male of you be circumcised;

16then will we give our daughters to you, and take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and be one people.

17But if ye do not hearken to us, to be circumcised, then will we take our daughter and go away.

18And their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

19And the youth did not delay to do this, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. And he was honourable above all in the house of his father.

20And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade in it. And the land — behold, it is of wide extent before them. We will take their daughters as wives, and give them our daughters.

22But only in this will the men consent to us to dwell with us, to be one people — if every male among us be circumcised, just as they are circumcised.

23Their cattle, and their possessions, and every beast of theirs, shall they not be ours? only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.

24And all that went out at the gate of his city hearkened to Hamor and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised — all that went out at the gate of his city.

25And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

26And Hamor and Shechem his son they slew with the edge of the sword; and took Dinah out of Shechem's house; and went out.

27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

28Their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and what [was] in the city, and what [was] in the field they took;

29and all their goods, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and plundered them, and all that was in the houses.

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