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Genesis 34:5-12

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.

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