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Genesis 34:25-31

25Now it cameוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961aboutבִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣םbih.yo.TamH1961on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,when they wereH3510inH3510painכֹּֽאֲבִ֗יםko.'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.'IrH5892undetectedבֶּ֑טַחBe.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 leftוַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃vai.ye.Tze.'uH3318.

27Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935upon those killedהַ֣חֲלָלִ֔יםha.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.NamH6629,their herdsבְּקָרָ֖םbe.ka.RamH1241,and 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 everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that wasin the housesבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

30Then Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Simeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviלֵוִי֮le.ViH3878, “You havebroughtH5916troubleH5916onH5916me bymakingH887me repulsiveH887among the inhabitantsבְּיֹשֵׁ֣בbe.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, amongthe Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוּבַפְּרִזִּ֑יu.vap.pe.ri.ZiH6522; andsince my menH4962are fewH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,they will bandH622togetherH622againstעָלַי֙'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.nuH269like a prostituteהַכְזוֹנָ֕הhakh.zo.NahH2181?”

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