Genesis 34:6-19

6Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.

7And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, a thing which 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 as a wife.

9And make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves.

10So you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you. Dwell and trade in it, and acquire possessions for yourselves in it.”

11Then Shechem said to her father and her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.

12Ask me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”

13But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, and spoke deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

14And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a reproach to us.

15But on this condition we will consent to you: If you will become as we are, if every male of you is circumcised,

16then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

17But if you will not heed us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and be gone.”

18And their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.

19So the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. He was more honorable than all the household of his father.