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Genesis 34:4-10

4AndShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927spake unto hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544,sayingH559,Getקַֽח־kach-H3947meאֶל־'el-H413this damsel towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

5NowH1961Jacobוְיַעֲקֹ֣בve.ya.'a.KoH3290heardשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085that he haddefiledטִמֵּא֙ti.Me'H2930Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783hisdaughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323; and hissonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121were with hiscattleמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: andJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290heldH1961his peaceuntilעַד־'ad-H5704theycameבֹּאָֽם׃bo.'AmH935.

6AndHamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927wentH3318outH3318untoJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290to commune with him.

7And thesonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935in from thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704when theyheardכְּשָׁמְעָ֔םke.sha.me.'AmH8085it: and themenH376weregrievedוַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙vai.yit.'a.tze.VuH6087, and they wereveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966wroth,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he had wroughtfollyנְבָלָ֞הne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478inlyingלִשְׁכַּב֙lish.KavH7901withJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323; whichthingH5039oughtnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808to bedoneH6213.

8AndHamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544communed with them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thesoulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315of mysonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927longeth for yourdaughterבְּבִתְּכֶ֔םbe.vi.te.KhemH1323: Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994youH5414giveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414herH802unto him towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

9AndmakeH5414ye marriages withusH5414;giveתִּתְּנוּ־ti.te.nu-H5414yourdaughtersבְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323untousH5414, andtakeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323untoyouH5414.

10And ye shalldwellתֵּשֵׁ֑בוּte.She.vuH3427withusH6440: and thelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall bebeforeH6440youH6440;dwellשְׁבוּ֙she.VuH3427andtradeוּסְחָר֔וּהָu.se.cha.Ru.haH5503ye therein, and getyouH6440possessionsוְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270therein.

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