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Genesis 34:6-17

6And Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544the fatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927went outוַיֵּצֵ֛אvai.ye.Tze'H3318unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290to communeלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696withאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854him.

7And the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704when they heardכְּשָׁמְעָ֔םke.sha.me.'AmH8085it:and the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were grievedוַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙vai.yit.'a.tze.VuH6087,and they were veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966wrothוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,because he had wroughtעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213follyנְבָלָ֞הne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in lyingלִשְׁכַּב֙lish.KavH7901with Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323;which thing ought not to be doneיֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ye.'a.SehH6213.

8And Hamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544communedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315of my sonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927longethחָֽשְׁקָ֤הcha.she.KahH2836for your daughterבְּבִתְּכֶ֔םbe.vi.te.KhemH1323:I pray you giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414her him to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

9And make ye marriagesוְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּve.hit.cha.te.NuH2859with us, andgiveתִּתְּנוּ־ti.te.nu-H5414your daughtersבְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323unto us, and takeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323unto you.

10And ye shall dwellתֵּשֵׁ֑בוּte.She.vuH3427with us: and the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440;dwellשְׁבוּ֙she.VuH3427and tradeוּסְחָר֔וּהָu.se.cha.Ru.haH5503ye therein, and get you possessionsוְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270therein.

11And Shechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her fatherאָבִ֣יה'a.VihH1and unto her brethrenאַחֶ֔יהָ'a.Chei.haH251,Let me findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,and what ye shall sayתֹּאמְר֛וּto.me.RuH559unto me I will giveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414.

12Askהַרְבּ֨וּhar.BuH7235me never so muchמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966dowryמֹ֣הַרMo.harH4119and giftוּמַתָּ֔ןu.ma.TanH4976,and I will giveוְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔הve.'E.te.NahH5414according as ye shall sayתֹּאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559unto me: but giveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414me the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ha.na.'a.RaH5291to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

13And the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Shechemשְׁכֶ֨םshe.KhemH7927and Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544his fatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1deceitfullyבְּמִרְמָ֖הbe.mir.MahH4820,and saidוַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּvay.da.Be.ruH1696,because he had defiledטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930Dinahדִּינָ֥הdi.NahH1783their sisterאֲחֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269:

14And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, We cannotלֹ֤א נוּכַל֙lo' nu.KhalH3201 H3808doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.soTH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,to giveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414our sisterאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269to oneלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376that is uncircumcisedעָרְלָ֑ה'a.re.LahH6190; for that werea reproachחֶרְפָּ֥הcher.PahH2781unto us:

15But in thisבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063will we consentנֵא֣וֹתne.'otH225unto you: If ye will be as we be,that every maleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145of you be circumcisedלְהִמֹּ֥לle.hi.MolH4135;

16Then will we giveוְנָתַ֤נּוּve.na.Ta.nuH5414our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.no.Tei.nuH1323unto you, and we will takeנִֽקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947your daughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to us, and we will dwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּve.ya.Shav.nuH3427with you, and we will become oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971.

17But if ye will not hearkenתִשְׁמְע֛וּtish.me.'UH8085unto us, to be circumcisedלְהִמּ֑וֹלle.hi.MolH4135;then will we takeוְלָקַ֥חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947our daughterבִּתֵּ֖נוּbi.Te.nuH1323,and we will be goneוְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.nuH1980.

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