Revised Version 1895

Genesis 34:13-24

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.

18And theirwordsדִבְרֵיהֶ֖םdiv.rei.HemH1697pleasedוַיִּֽיטְב֥וּvai.yi.te.VuH3190Hamorחֲמ֑וֹרcha.MorH2544, andShechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927Hamor’sחֲמֽוֹר׃cha.MorH2544sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.

19And theyoungהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288deferrednotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he haddelightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654inJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290daughterבְּבַֽת־be.vat-H1323: and he was honoured aboveallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

20AndHamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544andShechemוּשְׁכֶ֥םu.she.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935unto thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of theircityעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5892, and communed with themenH376of theircityעִירָ֖ם'i.RamH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428menH376are peaceable withusH5414; thereforeletH5414themdwellוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427in thelandבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776, andtradeוְיִסְחֲר֣וּve.yis.cha.RuH5503therein; for,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thelandוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is largeenoughיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027for them;letH5414usH5414takeנִקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947theirdaughtersבְּנֹתָם֙be.no.TamH1323tousH5414forwivesלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802, andletH5414usH5414giveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414them ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323.

22Onlyאַךְ־'akh-H389on this condition will themenH376consentיֵאֹ֨תוּye.'O.tuH225untousH2063todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427withusH2063, tobecomeלִהְי֖וֹתlih.YotH1961onepeopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971,ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145amongusH2063becircumcisedבְּהִמּ֥וֹלbe.hi.MolH4135, as they arecircumcisedנִמֹּלִֽים׃ni.mo.LimH4135.

23ShallnotH3808theircattleH929and their substance andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theirbeastsH929be ours?onlyאַ֚ךְ'akhH389letH3808usH929consentנֵא֣וֹתָהne.'o.tahH225unto them, and they willdwellוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427withusH929.

24And untoHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544and untoShechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121hearkenedallכָּל־kol-H3605thatwentH3318outH3318of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of hiscityעִיר֑וֹi.RoH5892; andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145wascircumcisedוַיִּמֹּ֙לוּ֙vai.yi.Mo.luH4135,allכָּל־kol-H3605thatwentH3318outH3318of thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of hiscityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

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