Genesis 34:7-31

7Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry because he had done a 12disgraceful thing in Israel 3by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.

8But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him 4in marriage. 9Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves. 10Thus you shall 5live with us, and 6the land shall be open before you; 7live and 8trade in it and 9acquire property in it.” 11Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “If I find favor in your sight, then I will give whatever you say to me. 12Ask me ever so much bridal payment and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; but give me the girl 10in marriage.”

13But Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled Dinah their sister. 14They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to 11one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us. 15Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised, 16then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will 12live with you and become one people. 17But if you will not listen to us to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go.”

18Now their words seemed 13reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. 19The young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father. 20So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the 14gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, 21“These men are 15friendly with us; therefore let them 16live in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is 17large enough for them. Let us take their daughters 18in marriage, and give our daughters to them. 22Only on this condition will the men consent to us to 19live with us, to become one people: that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised. 23Will not their livestock and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will 20live with us.” 2421All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and to his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

25Now it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons, 22Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the city unawares, and killed every male. 26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went forth. 27Jacob’s sons came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28They took their flocks and their herds and their donkeys, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field; 29and they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives, even all that was in the houses. 30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have 23brought trouble on me by 24making me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among 25the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and 2627my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and 28attack me and I will be destroyed, I and my household.” 31But they said, “Should he 29treat our sister as a harlot?”