3AndhissoulH5315fastenedonDinahבְּדִינָ֖הbe.di.NahH1783thedaughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,andhelovedH157themaiden,andspokeH1696consolinglytothemaiden. 4AndShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927spoketohisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544,sayingH559,TakeH3947methisgirlהַיַּלְדָּ֥הhai.yal.DahH3207aswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802. 5AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֣בve.ya.'a.KoH3290heardH8085thathehaddefiledH2930Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783hisdaughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323;buthissonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121wereH1961withhiscattleinthefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,andJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290saidnothinguntiltheycameH935. 6AndHamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927cameH3318outtoJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696tohim. 7Andthesonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJacobH3290cameH935fromthefieldsהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704whentheyheardH8085[it];andthemenH376weregrieved,andtheywereveryH3966angryH2734,becausehehadwroughtwhatwasdisgracefulנְבָלָ֞הne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,inlyingH7901withJacob'sdaughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323, whichthingoughtnottobedone. 8AndHamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544spokeH1696tothem,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Mysonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121Shechem'ssoulH5315cleavestoyourdaughterבְּבִתְּכֶ֔םbe.vi.te.KhemH1323:Iprayyou,giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414hertohimaswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802. 9AndmakeH5414marriageswithus:giveתִּתְּנוּ־ti.te.nu-H5414yourdaughtersבְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323tous,andtakeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323toyou. 10Anddwellתֵּשֵׁ֑בוּte.She.vuH3427withus,andthelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shallbeתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961beforeyou:dwellשְׁבוּ֙she.VuH3427andtradeinit,andget yourselvespossessionsוְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270init. 11AndShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927saidH559toherfatherאָבִ֣יה'a.VihH1andtoherbrethren,Letmefindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favourinyoureyesH5869;andwhatyeshallsayH559tomeIwillgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414. 12ImposeonmeveryH3966muchH7235asdowryandgiftוּמַתָּ֔ןu.ma.TanH4976,andIwillgiveוְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔הve.'E.te.NahH5414accordingasyeshallsayתֹּאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559tome;butgiveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414methemaidenaswifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802. 13Andthesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Shechemשְׁכֶ֨םshe.KhemH7927andHamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1deceitfully,andspokeH1696—becausehehaddefiledH2930Dinahדִּינָ֥הdi.NahH1783theirsisterאֲחֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269— 14andsaidH559tothem,Wecannotdothis,togiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414oursisterאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269tooneH376thatisuncircumcised;forthat[were]areproachחֶרְפָּ֥הcher.PahH2781tous. 15Butonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389inthiswillweconsenttoyou,ifyewillbeתִּהְי֣וּtih.YuH1961aswe,thateverymaleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145ofyoubeH1961circumcisedH4135; 16thenwillwegiveוְנָתַ֤נּוּve.na.Ta.nuH5414ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.no.Tei.nuH1323toyou,andtakeנִֽקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947yourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323tous,andwewilldwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּve.ya.Shav.nuH3427withyou,andbeH1961oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971. 17Butifyedonothearkentous,tobecircumcisedH4135,thenwillwetakeוְלָקַ֥חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947ourdaughterבִּתֵּ֖נוּbi.Te.nuH1323andgoוְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.nuH1980away. 18Andtheirwordsדִבְרֵיהֶ֖םdiv.rei.HemH1697weregoodוַיִּֽיטְב֥וּvai.yi.te.VuH3190intheeyesH5869ofHamorH2544andShechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927, Hamor'ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121. 19AndtheyouthH5288didnotdelayאֵחַ֤ר'e.CharH309todothis,becausehehaddelightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654inJacob'sdaughterבְּבַֽת־be.vat-H1323.Andhewashonourable aboveallinthehouseH1004ofhisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1. 21ThesemenH376arepeaceablewithus;thereforeletthemdwellוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427inthelandבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776,andtradeinit.Andthelandוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776—behold,itisofwideH7342extentbeforethem.Wewilltakeנִקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947theirdaughtersבְּנֹתָם֙be.no.TamH1323aswivesH802,andgiveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414themourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323. 23TheircattleH929,andtheirpossessions,andeverybeastoftheirs,shalltheynotbeours?onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389letusconsenttothem,andtheywilldwellוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427withus. 24AndallthatwentH3318outatthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofhiscityעִיר֑וֹi.RoH5892hearkenedtoHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544andtoShechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121;andeverymaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145wascircumcisedH4135—allthatwentH3318outatthegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofhiscityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892. 25AnditcameH935topassonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,whentheywereH1961sore,thattwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147ofthesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290,Simeonשִׁמְע֨וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviוְלֵוִ֜יve.le.ViH3878, Dinah'sbrethren,tookH3947eachhisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719,andcameH935uponthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892boldly,andslewH2026allthemalesזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145. 27Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290cameH935upontheslainהַ֣חֲלָלִ֔יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,andplunderedוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,becausetheyhaddefiledH2930theirsisterאֲחוֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269. 28TheirsheepH6629,andtheiroxenH1241,andtheirasses,andwhat[was]inthecityבָּעִ֛ירba.'IrH5892,andwhat[was]inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704theytookH3947; 29andalltheirgoods,andalltheirlittleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945,andtheirwivesH802tookH7617theycaptiveשָׁב֖וּsha.VuH7617,andplunderedוַיָּבֹ֑זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962them,andallthatwasinthehousesבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004. 30AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidH559toSimeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviלֵוִי֮le.ViH3878, Yehavetroubledעֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם'a.khar.TemH5916me,inthatye makemeodiousלְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙le.hav.'i.She.niH887amongtheinhabitantsבְּיֹשֵׁ֣בbe.yo.ShevH3427ofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776—amongtheCanaanitesH3669andthePerizzites;andIamfewmeninnumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,andtheywillgatherוְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּve.ne.'es.FuH622themselvesagainstmeandsmiteme,andIshallbedestroyedוְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖יve.nish.mad.TiH8045,IandmyhouseH1004. 31AndtheysaidH559,Shouldpeopledealwithoursisterאֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃ פ'a.cho.Te.nuH269aswithaharlot? 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