Revised Version 1895

Genesis 34:18-24

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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