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Genesis 34:18-24

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.

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