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Genesis 34:20-23

20So Hamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Shechemוּשְׁכֶ֥םu.she.KhemH7927cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of their cityעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5892and spokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּvay.da.be.RuH1696to the peopleH376of their cityעִירָ֖ם'i.RamH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21“Theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376arefriendlyשְֽׁלֵמִ֧יםshe.le.MimH8003to us; therefore let them liveוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.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. We will 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 to liveלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with us, to becomeלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971:that everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145among us be circumcisedבְּהִמּ֥וֹלbe.hi.MolH4135justH3512asH3512they are circumcisedנִמֹּלִֽים׃ni.mo.LimH4135.

23Will their livestockמִקְנֵהֶ֤םmik.ne.HemH4735and their propertyוְקִנְיָנָם֙ve.kin.ya.NamH7075and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their animalsבְּהֶמְתָּ֔םbe.hem.TamH929not be ours? Let’s justאַ֚ךְ'akhH389consentנֵא֣וֹתָהne.'o.tahH225to them, and they will liveוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427with us.”

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