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Genesis 34:13-17

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.

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