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Genesis 34

1AndDinahדִינָה֙di.NahH1783thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofLeahלֵאָ֔הle.'AhH3812, which sheboreיָלְדָ֖הYal.dahH3205toJacobלְיַעֲקֹ֑בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, wentoutוַתֵּצֵ֤אva.te.Tze'H3318toseeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200thedaughtersבִּבְנ֥וֹתbiv.NotH1323of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

2And whenShechemשְׁכֶ֧םshe.KhemH7927thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544theHiviteהַֽחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,princeנְשִׂ֣יאne.Si'H5387of thecountryהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,sawוַיַּ֨רְאvai.Yar'H7200her, hetookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947her, andlayוַיִּשְׁכַּ֥בvai.yish.KavH7901with her, and defiledherוַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃vay.'a.Ne.haH6031.

3And hissoulנַפְשׁ֔וֹnaf.ShoH5315cleavedוַתִּדְבַּ֣קva.tid.BakH1692toDinahבְּדִינָ֖הbe.di.NahH1783thedaughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, and helovedוַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙vai.ye.'e.HavH157thedamselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ha.na.'a.RaH5291, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֖רvay.da.BerH1696kindlyלֵ֥בlevH3820to thedamselהַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃Ha.na.'a.raH5291.

4AndShechemשְׁכֶ֔םshe.KhemH7927spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Hamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Getקַֽח־kach-H3947me thisdamselהַיַּלְדָּ֥הhai.yal.DahH3207for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

5AndJacobוְיַעֲקֹ֣בve.ya.'a.KoH3290heardשָׁמַ֗עsha.Ma'H8085that he haddefiledטִמֵּא֙ti.Me'H2930Dinahדִּינָ֣הdi.NahH1783hisdaughterבִתּ֔וֹvi.ToH1323: now hissonsוּבָנָ֛יוu.va.NavH1121were with hiscattleמִקְנֵ֖הוּmik.Ne.huH4735in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: andJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290held hispeaceוְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁve.he.che.RishH2790until they hadcomeבֹּאָֽם׃bo.'AmH935.

6AndHamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544thefatherאֲבִֽי־'a.vi-H1ofShechemשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֛אvai.ye.Tze'H3318toJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696withאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854him.

7And thesonsוּבְנֵ֨יu.ve.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290cameבָּ֤אוּBa.'uH935from thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704when theyheardכְּשָׁמְעָ֔םke.sha.me.'AmH8085it : and themenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582weregrievedוַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙vai.yit.'a.tze.VuH6087, and they wereveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734, because he hadwroughtעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213follyנְבָלָ֞הne.va.LahH5039inIsraelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478inlyingלִשְׁכַּב֙lish.KavH7901withJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290daughterבַּֽת־bat-H1323; which thing ought not to bedoneיֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ye.'a.SehH6213.

8AndHamorחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2544spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Thesoulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315of mysonבְּנִ֗יbe.NiH1121Shechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927longethחָֽשְׁקָ֤הcha.she.KahH2836for yourdaughterבְּבִתְּכֶ֔םbe.vi.te.KhemH1323: I pray yougiveתְּנ֨וּte.NuH5414her to him for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

9And make yemarriagesוְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּve.hit.cha.te.NuH2859with us,giveתִּתְּנוּ־ti.te.nu-H5414yourdaughtersבְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323to us, andtakeתִּקְח֥וּtik.ChuH3947ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323to you.

10And ye shalldwellתֵּשֵׁ֑בוּte.She.vuH3427with us: and thelandוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shallbeתִּהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961beforeyouלִפְנֵיכֶ֔םlif.nei.KhemH6440;dwellשְׁבוּ֙she.VuH3427andtradeוּסְחָר֔וּהָu.se.cha.Ru.haH5503ye in it, and get youpossessionsוְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּve.he.'a.cha.ZuH270in it.

11AndShechemשְׁכֶם֙she.KhemH7927saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to herfatherאָבִ֣יה'a.VihH1and to herbrethrenאַחֶ֔יהָ'a.Chei.haH251, Let mefindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑םbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869, and what ye shallsayתֹּאמְר֛וּto.me.RuH559to me I willgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414.

12Askהַרְבּ֨וּhar.BuH7235me never somuchמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966dowryמֹ֣הַרMo.harH4119andgiftוּמַתָּ֔ןu.ma.TanH4976, and I willgiveוְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔הve.'E.te.NahH5414according as ye shallsayתֹּאמְר֖וּto.me.RuH559to me: butgiveוּתְנוּ־u.te.nu-H5414me thedamselהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ha.na.'a.RaH5291for awifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.

13And thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290answeredוַיַּעֲנ֨וּvai.ya.'a.NuH6030Shechemשְׁכֶ֨םshe.KhemH7927andHamorחֲמ֥וֹרcha.MorH2544hisfatherאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1deceitfullyבְּמִרְמָ֖הbe.mir.MahH4820, andsaidוַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּvay.da.Be.ruH1696, because he haddefiledטִמֵּ֔אti.Me'H2930Dinahדִּינָ֥הdi.NahH1783theirsisterאֲחֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269:

14And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, Wecannotלֹ֤א נוּכַל֙lo' nu.KhalH3808 H3201doלַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.soTH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, togiveלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414oursisterאֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ'a.cho.Te.nuH269tooneלְאִ֖ישׁle.'IshH376that isuncircumcisedעָרְלָ֑ה'a.re.LahH6190; for that would be areproachחֶרְפָּ֥הcher.PahH2781to us:

15But inthisבְּזֹ֖אתbe.ZotH2063will weconsentנֵא֣וֹתne.'otH225to you: If ye will be as we are, that everymaleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145of you shall becircumcisedלְהִמֹּ֥לle.hi.MolH4135;

16Then will wegiveוְנָתַ֤נּוּve.na.Ta.nuH5414ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙be.no.Tei.nuH1323to you, and we willtakeנִֽקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947yourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.no.tei.KhemH1323to us, and we willdwellוְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּve.ya.Shav.nuH3427with you, and we will becomeoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֥םle.'AmH5971.

17But if ye will nothearkenתִשְׁמְע֛וּtish.me.'UH8085to us, to becircumcisedלְהִמּ֑וֹלle.hi.MolH4135; then will wetakeוְלָקַ֥חְנוּve.la.Kach.nuH3947ourdaughterבִּתֵּ֖נוּbi.Te.nuH1323, and we will begoneוְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃ve.ha.La.khe.nuH1980.

18And theirwordsדִבְרֵיהֶ֖םdiv.rei.HemH1697pleasedוַיִּֽיטְב֥וּvai.yi.te.VuH3190 H5869Hamorחֲמ֑וֹרcha.MorH2544, andShechemשְׁכֶ֥םshe.KhemH7927Hamor’sחֲמֽוֹר׃cha.MorH2544sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.

19And the youngmanהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288deferredאֵחַ֤ר'e.CharH309not todoלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thethingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697, because he haddelightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654inJacob’sיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290daughterבְּבַֽת־be.vat-H1323: and he was morehonourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513than all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

20AndHamorחֲמ֛וֹרcha.MorH2544andShechemוּשְׁכֶ֥םu.she.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of theircityעִירָ֑ם'i.RamH5892, andspokeוַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּvay.da.be.RuH1696with themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of theircityעִירָ֖ם'i.RamH5892,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֨יםha.'a.na.ShimH582arepeaceableשְֽׁלֵמִ֧יםshe.le.MimH8003withאִתָּ֗נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854us; therefore let themdwellוְיֵשְׁב֤וּve.ye.she.VuH3427in thelandבָאָ֙רֶץ֙va.'A.retzH776, andtradeוְיִסְחֲר֣וּve.yis.cha.RuH5503in it; for thelandוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776, behold, it islargeרַֽחֲבַת־ra.cha.vat-H7342enoughיָדַ֖יִםya.Da.yimH3027forthemלִפְנֵיהֶ֑םlif.nei.HemH6440; let ustakeנִקַּֽח־ni.kach-H3947theirdaughtersבְּנֹתָם֙be.no.TamH1323to us forwivesלְנָשִׁ֔יםle.na.ShimH802, and let usgiveנִתֵּ֥ןni.TenH5414them ourdaughtersבְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּbe.no.Tei.nuH1323.

22Only onthisבְּ֠זֹאתBe.zotH2063condition will themenהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582consentיֵאֹ֨תוּye.'O.tuH225to us todwellלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427with us, to beoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971, if everymaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145among us shall becircumcisedבְּהִמּ֥וֹלbe.hi.MolH4135, as they arecircumcisedנִמֹּלִֽים׃ni.mo.LimH4135.

23Shall not theircattleמִקְנֵהֶ֤םmik.ne.HemH4735and theirsubstanceוְקִנְיָנָם֙ve.kin.ya.NamH7075and everybeastבְּהֶמְתָּ֔םbe.hem.TamH929of theirs be ours? only let usconsentנֵא֣וֹתָהne.'o.tahH225to them, and they willdwellוְיֵשְׁב֖וּve.ye.she.VuH3427with us.

24And toHamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544and toShechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085all that wentoutיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318of thegateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179of hiscityעִיר֑וֹi.RoH5892; and everymaleזָכָ֔רza.KharH2145wascircumcisedוַיִּמֹּ֙לוּ֙vai.yi.Mo.luH4135, all that wentoutיֹצְאֵ֖יyo.tze.'EiH3318of thegateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179of hiscityעִירֽוֹ׃i.RoH5892.

25And it came to pass on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117, when they weresoreכֹּֽאֲבִ֗יםko.'a.VimH3510, thattwoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of thesonsבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofJacobיַ֠עֲקֹבya.'a.koH3290,Simeonשִׁמְע֨וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviוְלֵוִ֜יve.le.ViH3878,Dinah’sדִינָה֙di.NahH1783brethrenאֲחֵ֤י'a.CheiH251,tookוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947eachmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935upon thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892boldlyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983, andslewוַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026all themalesזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

26And theyslewהָרְג֖וּha.re.GuH2026Hamorחֲמוֹר֙cha.mOrH2544andShechemשְׁכֶ֣םshe.KhemH7927hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, andtookH3947Dinahדִּינָ֛הdi.NahH1783outH3947ofShechem’sשְׁכֶ֖םshe.KhemH7927houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004, and wentoutוַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃vai.ye.Tze.'uH3318.

27Thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935upon theslainהַ֣חֲלָלִ֔יםha.cha.la.LimH2491, andspoiledוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, because they haddefiledטִמְּא֖וּti.me.'UH2930theirsisterאֲחוֹתָֽם׃'a.cho.TamH269.

28Theytookלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947theirsheepצֹאנָ֥םtzo.NamH6629, and theiroxenבְּקָרָ֖םbe.ka.RamH1241, and theirdonkeysחֲמֹרֵיהֶּ֑םcha.mo.rei.HemH2543, and that which was in thecityבָּעִ֛ירba.'IrH5892, and that which was in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֖הba.sa.DehH7704,

29And all theirwealthחֵילָ֤םchei.LamH2428, and all their littleonesטַפָּם֙ta.PamH2945, and theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םne.shei.HemH802they tookcaptiveשָׁב֖וּsha.VuH7617, andspoiledוַיָּבֹ֑זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962even all that was in thehouseבַּבָּֽיִת׃ba.Ba.yitH1004.

30AndJacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSimeonשִׁמְע֣וֹןshim.'onH8095andLeviלֵוִי֮le.ViH3878, Ye havetroubledעֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם'a.khar.TemH5916me to make meodiousלְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙le.hav.'i.She.niH887among theinhabitantsבְּיֹשֵׁ֣בbe.yo.ShevH3427of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, among theCanaanitesבַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יba.ke.na.'a.NiH3669and thePerizzitesוּבַפְּרִזִּ֑יu.vap.pe.ri.ZiH6522: and I beingfewמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962innumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557, they shall gather themselvestogetherוְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּve.ne.'es.FuH622against me, and slaymeוְהִכּ֔וּנִיve.hi.Ku.niH5221; 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?

Commentaries on Genesis 34

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