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Genesis 34:24-29

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.

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