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Genesis 34:18-24

18And their wordsדִבְרֵיהֶ֖םdiv.rei.HemH1697pleasedוַיִּֽיטְב֥וּvai.yi.te.VuH5869 H3190Hamorחֲמ֑וֹרcha.MorH2544,and Shechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927Hamor’sחֲמֽוֹר׃cha.MorH2544sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.

19And the young manהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288deferredאֵחַ֤ר'e.CharH309not to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the thingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697,because he had delightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654in Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290daughterבְּבַֽת־be.vat-H1323: and he wasmore honourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513than all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

20And Hamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544and Shechemוּשְׁכֶ֥םu.she.KhemH7927his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of their cityעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5892,and communedוַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of their cityעִירָ֖ם'i.RamH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21These menהָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582arepeaceableשְֽׁלֵמִ֧יםshe.le.MimH8003withאִתָּ֗נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854us; therefore let them dwellוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427in the landבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776,and tradeוְיִסְחֲר֣וּve.yis.cha.RuH5503therein; for the landוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776, behold, it islargeרַֽחֲבַת־ra.cha.vat-H7342enoughיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027for themלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440;let us takeנִקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947their daughtersבְּנֹתָם֙be.no.TamH1323to us for wivesלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802,and let us giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414them our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323.

22Only hereinבְּ֠זֹאתBe.zotH2063will the menהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582consentיֵאֹ֨תוּye.'O.tuH225unto us for to dwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with us, to be oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971,if every maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145among us be circumcisedבְּהִמּ֥וֹלbe.hi.MolH4135, as they arecircumcisedנִמֹּלִֽים׃ni.mo.LimH4135.

23Shallnot their cattleמִקְנֵהֶ֤םmik.ne.HemH4735and their substanceוְקִנְיָנָם֙ve.kin.ya.NamH7075and every beastבְּהֶמְתָּ֔םbe.hem.TamH929of theirs beours? only let us consentנֵא֣וֹתָהne.'o.tahH225unto them, and they will dwellוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427with us.

24And unto Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544and unto Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085all that went outיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318of the gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of his cityעִיר֑וֹi.RoH5892;and every maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145was circumcisedוַיִּמֹּ֙לוּ֙vai.yi.Mo.luH4135,all that went outיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318of the gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of his cityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

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