Genesis 34
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Genesis 34:6-17

6And Hamor the father of Shechem came out to Jacob, to speak to him.

7And the sons of Jacob came from the fields when they heard [it]; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had wrought what was disgraceful in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter, which thing ought not to be done.

8And Hamor spoke to them, saying, My son Shechem's soul cleaves to your daughter: I pray you, give her to him as wife.

9And make marriages with us: give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you.

10And dwell with us, and the land shall be before you: dwell and trade in it, and get yourselves possessions in it.

11And Shechem said to her father and to her brethren, Let me find favour in your eyes; and what ye shall say to me I will give.

12Impose on me very much as dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say to me; but give me the maiden as wife.

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.

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