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Genesis 34:1-5

1And Dinahדִינָה֙di.NahH1783the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Leahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812,which she bareיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205unto Jacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290,went outוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318to seeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200the daughtersבִּבְנ֥וֹתbiv.NotH1323of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2And when Shechemשְׁכֶ֧םshe.KhemH7927the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544the Hiviteהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,princeנְשִׂ֣יאne.Si'H5387of the countryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200her, he tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947her, and layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with her, and defiled herוַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃vay.'a.Ne.haH6031.

3And his soulנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315claveוַתִּדְבַּ֣קva.tid.BakH1692unto Dinahבְּדִינָ֖הbe.di.NahH1783the daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and he lovedוַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙vai.ye.'e.HavH157the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ha.na.'a.RaH5291,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696kindlyלֵ֥בlevH3820unto the damselהַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃Ha.na.'a.raH5291.

4And Shechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Getקַֽח־kach-H3947me this damselהַיַּלְדָּ֥הhai.yal.DahH3207to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

5And Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֣בve.ya.'a.KoH3290heardשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085that he had defiledטִמֵּא֙ti.Me'H2930Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783his daughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323:now his sonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121were with his cattleמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:and Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290held his peaceוְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁve.he.che.RishH2790until they were comeבֹּאָֽם׃bo.'AmH935.

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