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Genesis 34:4-10

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.

6And Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544the fatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1of Shechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927went outוַיֵּצֵ֛אvai.ye.Tze'H3318unto Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290to communeלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696withאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854him.

7And the sonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704when they heardכְּשָׁמְעָ֔םke.sha.me.'AmH8085it:and the menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were grievedוַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙vai.yit.'a.tze.VuH6087,and they were veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966wrothוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,because he had wroughtעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213follyנְבָלָ֞הne.va.LahH5039in Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in lyingלִשְׁכַּב֙lish.KavH7901with Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323;which thing ought not to be doneיֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ye.'a.SehH6213.

8And Hamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544communedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315of my sonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927longethחָֽשְׁקָ֤הcha.she.KahH2836for your daughterבְּבִתְּכֶ֔םbe.vi.te.KhemH1323:I pray you giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414her him to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

9And make ye marriagesוְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּve.hit.cha.te.NuH2859with us, andgiveתִּתְּנוּ־ti.te.nu-H5414your daughtersבְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323unto us, and takeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947our daughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323unto you.

10And ye shall dwellתֵּשֵׁ֑בוּte.She.vuH3427with us: and the landוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall beתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440;dwellשְׁבוּ֙she.VuH3427and tradeוּסְחָר֔וּהָu.se.cha.Ru.haH5503ye therein, and get you possessionsוְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270therein.

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