New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 34:20-31

20So Hamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Shechemוּשְׁכֶ֥םu.she.KhemH7927cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of their cityעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5892and spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to the menH376of their cityעִירָ֖ם'i.RamH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21“Theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376arefriendlyשְֽׁלֵמִ֧יםshe.le.MimH8003with us; therefore let themliveוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427in the landבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776and tradeוְיִסְחֲר֣וּve.yis.cha.RuH5503in it, for beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the landוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776islargeרַֽחֲבַת־ra.cha.vat-H7342 H3027enoughH3027for them. Let us takeנִקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947their daughtersבְּנֹתָם֙be.no.TamH1323in marriageלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802,and giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323to them.

22Onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389on thisH2088conditionwill the menH376consentיֵאֹ֨תוּye.'O.tuH225to us toliveלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with us, to becomeלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971:that everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145among us be circumcisedבְּהִמּ֥וֹלbe.hi.MolH4135as they are circumcisedנִמֹּלִֽים׃ni.mo.LimH4135.

23Will not their livestockמִקְנֵהֶ֤םmik.ne.HemH4735and their propertyוְקִנְיָנָם֙ve.kin.ya.NamH7075and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their animalsבְּהֶמְתָּ֔םbe.hem.TamH929be ours? Onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389let us consentנֵא֣וֹתָהne.'o.tahH225to them, and they willliveוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427with us.”

24Allכָּל־kol-H3605who wentיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318out of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of his cityעִיר֑וֹi.RoH5892listenedוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085to Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544and to his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145was circumcisedוַיִּמֹּ֙לוּ֙vai.yi.Mo.luH4135,allכָּל־kol-H3605who wentיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318out of the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of his cityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

25Now it cameH1961about on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,when they were in painכֹּֽאֲבִ֗יםko.'a.VimH3510,that twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of Jacob’sיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121,Simeonשִׁמְע֨וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviוְלֵוִ֜יve.le.ViH3878,Dinah’sדִינָה֙di.NahH1783brothersאֲחֵ֤י'a.CheiH251,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935upon the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892unawaresבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983,and killedוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

26They killedהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544and his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and tookוַיִּקְח֧וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Dinahדִּינָ֛הdi.NahH1783from Shechem’sשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004,and wentH3318forthH3318.

27Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935upon the slainהַ֣חֲלָלִ֔יםha.cha.la.LimH2491and lootedוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they had defiledטִמְּא֖וּti.me.'UH2930their sisterאֲחוֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269.

28They tookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947their flocksצֹאנָ֥םtzo.NamH6629and their herdsבְּקָרָ֖םbe.ka.RamH1241and their donkeysחֲמֹרֵיהֶּ֑םcha.mo.rei.HemH2543,and that whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was in the cityבָּעִ֛ירba.'IrH5892and that whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704;

29and they capturedשָׁב֖וּsha.VuH7617and lootedוַיָּבֹ֑זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962allכָּל־kol-H3605their wealthחֵילָ֤םchei.LamH2428and allכָּל־kol-H3605their littleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945and their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,even allכָּל־kol-H3605that wasin the housesבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

30Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Simeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviלֵוִי֮le.ViH3878, “You havebroughtH5916troubleH5916on me bymakingH887me odiousלְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙le.hav.'i.She.niH887among the inhabitantsבְּיֹשֵׁ֣בbe.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, amongthe Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוּבַפְּרִזִּ֑יu.vap.pe.ri.ZiH6522; andmy menH4962being fewH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,they will gatherוְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּve.ne.'es.FuH622together againstעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921me andattackוְהִכּ֔וּנִיve.hi.Ku.niH5221me and I will be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖יve.nish.mad.TiH8045,I and my householdוּבֵיתִֽי׃u.vei.TiH1004.”

31But they saidוַיֹּאמְר֑וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Should hetreatיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213our sisterאֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃ פ'a.cho.Te.nuH269as a harlotהַכְזוֹנָ֕הhakh.zo.NahH2181?”

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