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Genesis 34:13-31

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.

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.

26AndHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544andShechemH7927hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121theyslewH2026withtheedgeoftheswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719;andtookH3947Dinahדִּינָ֛הdi.NahH1783outofShechem'shouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004;andwentH3318out.

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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