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Genesis 34:20-31

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.

25And it came to pass on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,when they were soreכֹּֽאֲבִ֗יםko.'a.VimH3510,that twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of the sonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121of Jacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290,Simeonשִׁמְע֨וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviוְלֵוִ֜יve.le.ViH3878,Dinah’sדִינָה֙di.NahH1783brethrenאֲחֵ֤י'a.CheiH251,tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719,and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935upon the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892boldlyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983,and slewוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026all the malesזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

26And they slewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544and Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and tookH3947Dinahדִּינָ֛הdi.NahH1783outH3947of Shechem’sשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004,and went outוַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃vai.ye.Tze.'uH3318.

27The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935upon the slainהַ֣חֲלָלִ֔יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,and spoiledוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,because they had defiledטִמְּא֖וּti.me.'UH2930their sisterאֲחוֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269.

28They tookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947their sheepצֹאנָ֥םtzo.NamH6629,and their oxenבְּקָרָ֖םbe.ka.RamH1241,and their donkeysחֲמֹרֵיהֶּ֑םcha.mo.rei.HemH2543, and that which wasin the cityבָּעִ֛ירba.'IrH5892, and that which wasin the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704,

29And all their wealthחֵילָ֤םchei.LamH2428,and all their little onesטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945,and their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802took they captiveשָׁב֖וּsha.VuH7617,and spoiledוַיָּבֹ֑זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962even all that wasin the houseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

30And Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Simeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095and Leviלֵוִי֮le.ViH3878,Ye have troubledעֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם'a.khar.TemH5916me to make me to stinkלְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙le.hav.'i.She.niH887among the inhabitantsבְּיֹשֵׁ֣בbe.yo.ShevH3427of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,among the Canaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and the Perizzitesוּבַפְּרִזִּ֑יu.vap.pe.ri.ZiH6522: and I beingfewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962in numberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557,they shall gather themselves togetherוְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּve.ne.'es.FuH622against me, and slay meוְהִכּ֔וּנִיve.hi.Ku.niH5221;and I shall be destroyedוְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖יve.nish.mad.TiH8045,I and my houseוּבֵיתִֽי׃u.vei.TiH1004.

31And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֑וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Should he dealיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213with our sisterאֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃ פ'a.cho.Te.nuH269as with an harlotהַכְזוֹנָ֕הhakh.zo.NahH2181?

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