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Genesis
Chapter
34
1
And Dinah the daughter of Leah,
which
she bare unto Jacob,
went
out to see the daughters of the land.
2
And when Shechem, the son of Hamor (the Hivite),
prince
of the country,
saw
her, he took her, and raped her'
{shakab `anah Literally : had sexual relations with her, and 'defiled
her'/'humiliated her' (indicating this was against her will and was
rape)}.
3
And his {Shechem's} soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob,
and
he loved the damsel,
and
spoke kindly unto the damsel.
4
And Shechem spoke unto his father Hamor, saying,
"Get
me this damsel to wife."
5 And Jacob {Israel} heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter.
Now his sons were with his cattle in the field.
And Jacob {Israel} held his peace until they were come.
6
And Hamor, the father of Shechem,
went
out unto Jacob {Israel} to commune with him.
7
And the sons of Jacob {Israel}
came
out of the field when they heard it.
And
the men were grieved,
and
they were very angry . . .
because
he had brought 'profane actions'/immorality/folly in Israel
in
lying with Jacob's {Israel's} daughter . . .
which
thing ought not to be done.
8-10
And Hamor communed with them, saying,
"The
soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter.
Please/'I pray you' . . . give her him to wife. 9
And
make you marriages with us,
and
give your daughters unto us,
and
take our daughters unto you. 10
And you shall dwell in prosperity {yashab} with us.
And the land shall be before you.
Dwell
in prosperity and you trade therein,
and
get you possessions therein."
11
And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren,
"Let
me find grace in your eyes . . .
and
what you shall say unto me I will give. 12
Ask
me ever so much dowry and gift,
and
I will give according as you shall say unto me.
But give me the damsel to wife."
13-17
And the sons of Jacob {Israel}
answered
Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully,
(and
said because he had defiled Dinah their sister), 14
and
they said unto them,
"We
cannot do this thing,
to
give our sister to one who is uncircumcised . . .
for
that were a reproach unto us. 15
But
if you desire we consent unto you,
"If
you will be as we be,
that
every male of you be circumcised, 16
then
will we give our daughters unto you,
and
we will take your daughters to us,
and
we will dwell in prosperity with you,
and
we will become one people. 17
But
if you will not listen unto us . . .
to
be circumcised . . .
then
will we take our daughter,
and
we will be gone."
18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
19
And the young man hesitated not to do the thing . . .
because
he had delight in Jacob's {Israel's} daughter.
And he was more honorable than all the house of his father.
20-23
And Hamor and Shechem, his son,
came
unto the gate of their city,
and
communed with the men of their city, saying, 21
"These
men are peaceable with us.
Therefore
let them dwell in prosperity in the land,
and
trade therein.
For the land, behold, it is large enough for them.
Let
us take their daughters to us for wives,
and
let us give them our daughters. 22
Only
herein will the men consent unto us
for
to dwell in prosperity with us . . .
to
be one people . . .
if
every male among us be circumcised . . .
as
they are circumcised. 23
Shall
not their cattle and their substance
and
every animal of theirs be ours?
Only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us."
24
And unto Hamor and unto Shechem, his son,
hearkened
all that went out of the gate of his city.
And
every male was circumcised . . .
all
that went out of the gate of his city.
25
And it came to pass on the third day,
when
they were 'in mental anguish',
that
two of the sons of Jacob {Israel},
Simeon
and Levi,
Dinah's
brethren,
took
each man his sword,
and
came upon the city boldly,
and
slew all the males.
26
And they slew Hamor and Shechem, his son,
with
the edge of the sword,
and
took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
27
The sons of Jacob {Israel} came upon the slain,
and
looted/spoiled the city,
because
they had defiled their sister.
28
They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses,
and
that which was in the city,
and
that which was in the field, 29
and
all their wealth,
and
all their little ones,
and
their wives took they captive,
and
looted/spoiled even all that was in the house.
30
And Jacob {Israel} said to Simeon and Levi,
"You
have 'stirred up troubled for me' . . .
to
make me odorous/stink among the inhabitants of the land,
among
the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
And
I, being few in number,
they
shall gather themselves together against me,
and
slay me.
And I shall be destroyed . . . I and my house.
31
And they said,
"Should
he deal with our sister as with an harlot?"
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