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Genesis 34:13-24

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.

20AndHamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544andShechemוּשְׁכֶ֥םu.she.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121cameH935tothegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179oftheircityעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5892,andspokeH1696tothemenH376oftheircityעִירָ֖ם'i.RamH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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.

22Butonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389inthiswillthemenH376consenttoustodwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withus,tobeH1961oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971—ifeverymaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145amongusbeH1961circumcisedH4135,justastheyarecircumcisedH4135.

23TheircattleH929,andtheirpossessions,andeverybeastoftheirs,shalltheynotbeours?onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389letusconsenttothem,andtheywilldwellוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427withus.

24AndallthatwentH3318outatthegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179ofhiscityעִיר֑וֹi.RoH5892hearkenedtoHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544andtoShechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121;andeverymaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145wascircumcisedH4135—allthatwentH3318outatthegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179ofhiscityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

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