New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 34:1-5

1NowDinahדִינָה֙di.NahH1783the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she had borneיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205to Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,wentוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318out tovisitלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200the daughtersבִּבְנ֥וֹתbiv.NotH1323of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2When Shechemשְׁכֶ֧םshe.KhemH7927the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544the Hiviteהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,the princeנְשִׂ֣יאne.Si'H5387of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200her, he tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947her and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with herby forceוַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃vay.'a.Ne.haH6031.

3He was deeplyH1692attractedH1692to Dinahבְּדִינָ֖הbe.di.NahH1783the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and he lovedוַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙vai.ye.'e.HavH157the girlH5291andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696tenderlyלֵ֥בlevH3820to her.

4So Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Getקַֽח־kach-H3947me thisH2088youngH3207girlהַיַּלְדָּ֥הhai.yal.DahH3207for a wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.”

5Now Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֣בve.ya.'a.KoH3290heardשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085that he had defiledטִמֵּא֙ti.Me'H2930Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783his daughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323;but his sonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121were with his livestockמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,so Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290keptH2790silentוְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁve.he.che.RishH2790untilעַד־'ad-H5704they cameבֹּאָֽם׃bo.'AmH935in.

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