Revised Webster's Bible

Genesis 34:20-31

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?

Read all of Genesis 34

Commentaries on Genesis 34

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain