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Genesis 34:20-31

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.

25And itcameH935topassH935on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, when they were sore, thattwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290,Simeonשִׁמְע֨וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviוְלֵוִ֜יve.le.ViH3878,Dinah’sדִינָה֙di.NahH1783brethrenאֲחֵ֤י'a.CheiH251,tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947eachH376manH376hisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719, andcameH935uponעַל־'al-H5921thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892unawaresבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983, andslewוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026allכָּל־kol-H3605themalesזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

26And theyslewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544andShechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, andtookוַיִּקְח֧וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Dinahדִּינָ֛הdi.NahH1783outH3318ofShechem’sשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004, andwentH3318forthH3318.

27Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935uponH5921theslainהַ֣חֲלָלִ֔יםha.cha.la.LimH2491, and spoiled thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,becauseH5921they haddefiledטִמְּא֖וּti.me.'UH2930theirsisterאֲחוֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269.

28Theytookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947theirflocksצֹאנָ֥םtzo.NamH6629and theirherdsבְּקָרָ֖םbe.ka.RamH1241and their asses, and thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was in thecityבָּעִ֛ירba.'IrH5892, and thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704;

29andallכָּל־kol-H3605theirwealthחֵילָ֤םchei.LamH2428, andallכָּל־kol-H3605theirlittleטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945onesH2945and theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802,tookH7617theycaptiveשָׁב֖וּsha.VuH7617and spoiled,evenH853allכָּל־kol-H3605that was in thehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

30AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSimeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviלֵוִי֮le.ViH3878, Ye havetroubledעֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם'a.khar.TemH5916meH413, to makemeH413tostinkלְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙le.hav.'i.She.niH887among theinhabitantsבְּיֹשֵׁ֣בbe.yo.ShevH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, among theCanaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and thePerizzitesוּבַפְּרִזִּ֑יu.vap.pe.ri.ZiH6522: and, Ibeingמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962fewH4557innumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557, they willgatherוְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּve.ne.'es.FuH622themselvesH622togetherH622againstעָלַי֙'a.LaiH5921meH413andsmiteוְהִכּ֔וּנִיve.hi.Ku.niH5221meH413; and I shall bedestroyedוְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖יve.nish.mad.TiH8045, I and myhouseוּבֵיתִֽי׃u.vei.TiH1004.

31And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֑וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Should hedealיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213with oursisterאֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃ פ'a.cho.Te.nuH269as with anharlotהַכְזוֹנָ֕הhakh.zo.NahH2181?

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