Revised Version 1895

Genesis 34:6-17

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.

11AndShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413fatherאָבִ֣יה'a.VihH1and untoherH413brethrenאַחֶ֔יהָ'a.Chei.haH251,LetH5414meH413findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869, andwhatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834ye shallsayתֹּאמְר֛וּto.me.RuH559untomeH413I willgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414.

12AskH559meH413neversoH5414muchהַרְבּ֨וּhar.BuH7235dowryמֹ֣הַרMo.harH4119andgiftוּמַתָּ֔ןu.ma.TanH4976, and I willgiveוְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔הve.'E.te.NahH5414accordingעָלַ֤י'a.LaiH5921as ye shallsayתֹּאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559untomeH413: butgiveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414meH413the damsel towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

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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