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Genesis 34:13-17

13And thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Shechemשְׁכֶ֨םshe.KhemH7927andHamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1with guile, and spake,becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he haddefiledטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930Dinahדִּינָ֥הdi.NahH1783theirsisterאֲחֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269,

14andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them,Weכִּֽי־ki-H3588cannotלֹ֤אlo'H3808doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.soTH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, togiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414oursisterאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269to one that isuncircumcisedעָרְלָ֑ה'a.re.LahH6190; for that were areproachחֶרְפָּ֥הcher.PahH2781untousH5414:

15Onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389on this condition willweH518consentנֵא֣וֹתne.'otH225untoyouH518:ifH518ye will be asweH518be, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145ofyouH518becircumcisedלְהִמֹּ֥לle.hi.MolH4135;

16then willweH854giveוְנָתַ֤נּוּve.na.Ta.nuH5414ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.no.Tei.nuH1323untoyouH5414, andweH854willtakeנִֽקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947yourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323tousH5414, andweH854willdwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּve.ya.Shav.nuH3427withyouH5414, andweH854willbecomeוְהָיִ֖ינוּve.ha.Yi.nuH1961onepeopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971.

17ButifH518ye willnotלֹ֧אlo'H3808hearken untousאֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413, to becircumcisedלְהִמּ֑וֹלle.hi.MolH4135; then willweH518takeוְלָקַ֥חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947ourdaughterבִּתֵּ֖נוּbi.Te.nuH1323, andweH518will begoneוְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.nuH1980.

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