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Genesis 34:18-24

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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