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1Leah's daughter Dinah, whom Leah bore to Jacob, went out to see some of the young women of the area.

1וַתֵּצֵ֤א דִינָה֙ בַּת־ לֵאָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֖ה לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב לִרְא֖וֹת בִּבְנ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

2When Shechem--son of Hamor the Hivite, who was the region's chieftain--saw her, he took her and raped her.

2וַיַּ֨רְא אֹתָ֜הּ שְׁכֶ֧ם בֶּן־ חֲמ֛וֹר הַֽחִוִּ֖י נְשִׂ֣יא הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֹתָ֛הּ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב אֹתָ֖הּ וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃

3He became infatuated with Jacob's daughter Dinah. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.

3וַתִּדְבַּ֣ק נַפְשׁ֔וֹ בְּדִינָ֖ה בַּֽת־ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙ אֶת־ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־ לֵ֥ב הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃

4"Get me this girl as a wife," he told his father.

4וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁכֶ֔ם אֶל־ חֲמ֥וֹר אָבִ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר קַֽח־ לִ֛י אֶת־ הַיַּלְדָּ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

5Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent until they returned.

5וְיַעֲקֹ֣ב שָׁמַ֗ע כִּ֤י טִמֵּא֙ אֶת־ דִּינָ֣ה בִתּ֔וֹ וּבָנָ֛יו הָי֥וּ אֶת־ מִקְנֵ֖הוּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁ יַעֲקֹ֖ב עַד־ בֹּאָֽם׃

6Meanwhile, Shechem's father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

6וַיֵּצֵ֛א חֲמ֥וֹר אֲבִֽי־ שְׁכֶ֖ם אֶֽל־ יַעֲקֹ֑ב לְדַבֵּ֖ר אִתּֽוֹ׃

7Jacob's sons returned from the field when they heard about the incident and were deeply grieved and very angry. For Shechem had committed an outrage against Israel by raping Jacob's daughter, and such a thing should not be done.

7וּבְנֵ֨י יַעֲקֹ֜ב בָּ֤אוּ מִן־ הַשָּׂדֶה֙ כְּשָׁמְעָ֔ם וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיִּ֥חַר לָהֶ֖ם מְאֹ֑ד כִּֽי־ נְבָלָ֞ה עָשָׂ֣ה בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־ בַּֽת־ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְכֵ֖ן לֹ֥א יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃

8Hamor said to Jacob's sons, "My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

8וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר חֲמ֖וֹר אִתָּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑ר שְׁכֶ֣ם בְּנִ֗י חָֽשְׁקָ֤ה נַפְשׁוֹ֙ בְּבִתְּכֶ֔ם תְּנ֨וּ נָ֥א אֹתָ֛הּ ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

9Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

9וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ אֹתָ֑נוּ בְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ תִּתְּנוּ־ לָ֔נוּ וְאֶת־ בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ תִּקְח֥וּ לָכֶֽם׃

10Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire property in it."

10וְאִתָּ֖נוּ תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּ וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁבוּ֙ וּסְחָר֔וּהָ וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּ בָּֽהּ׃

11Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Grant me this favor, and I'll give you whatever you say.

11וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁכֶם֙ אֶל־ אָבִ֣יה‪‬ וְאֶל־ אַחֶ֔יהָ אֶמְצָא־ חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֛וּ אֵלַ֖י אֶתֵּֽן׃

12Demand of me a high compensation and gift; I'll give you whatever you ask me. Just give the girl to be my wife!"

12הַרְבּ֨וּ עָלַ֤י מְאֹד֙ מֹ֣הַר וּמַתָּ֔ן וְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑י וּתְנוּ־ לִ֥י אֶת־ הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

13But Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully because he had defiled their sister Dinah.

13וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־ יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־ שְׁכֶ֨ם וְאֶת־ חֲמ֥וֹר אָבִ֛יו בְּמִרְמָ֖ה וַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר טִמֵּ֔א אֵ֖ת דִּינָ֥ה אֲחֹתָֽם׃

14"We cannot do this thing," they said to them. "Giving our sister to an uncircumcised man is a disgrace to us.

14וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לֹ֤א נוּכַל֙ לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לָתֵת֙ אֶת־ אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ לְאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ ל֣וֹ עָרְלָ֑ה כִּֽי־ חֶרְפָּ֥ה הִ֖וא לָֽנוּ׃

15We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are.

15אַךְ־ בְּזֹ֖את נֵא֣וֹת לָכֶ֑ם אִ֚ם תִּהְי֣וּ כָמֹ֔נוּ לְהִמֹּ֥ל לָכֶ֖ם כָּל־ זָכָֽר׃

16Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people.

16וְנָתַ֤נּוּ אֶת־ בְּנֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ לָכֶ֔ם וְאֶת־ בְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖ם נִֽקַּֽח־ לָ֑נוּ וְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּ אִתְּכֶ֔ם וְהָיִ֖ינוּ לְעַ֥ם אֶחָֽד׃

17But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go."

17וְאִם־ לֹ֧א תִשְׁמְע֛וּ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ לְהִמּ֑וֹל וְלָקַ֥חְנוּ אֶת־ בִּתֵּ֖נוּ וְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃

18Their words seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

18וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּ דִבְרֵיהֶ֖ם בְּעֵינֵ֣י חֲמ֑וֹר וּבְעֵינֵ֖י שְׁכֶ֥ם בֶּן־ חֲמֽוֹר׃

19The young man did not delay doing this, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most important in all his father's family.

19וְלֹֽא־ אֵחַ֤ר הַנַּ֙עַר֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַדָּבָ֔ר כִּ֥י חָפֵ֖ץ בְּבַֽת־ יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְה֣וּא נִכְבָּ֔ד מִכֹּ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיו׃

20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city.

20וַיָּבֹ֥א חֲמ֛וֹר וּשְׁכֶ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ אֶל־ שַׁ֣עַר עִירָ֑ם וַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּ אֶל־ אַנְשֵׁ֥י עִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

21"These men are peaceful toward us," they said. "Let them live in our land and move about in it, for indeed, the region is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as our wives and give our daughters to them.

21הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים הֵ֣ם אִתָּ֗נוּ וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ בָאָ֙רֶץ֙ וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ וְהָאָ֛רֶץ הִנֵּ֥ה רַֽחֲבַת־ יָדַ֖יִם לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם אֶת־ בְּנֹתָם֙ נִקַּֽח־ לָ֣נוּ לְנָשִׁ֔ים וְאֶת־ בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ נִתֵּ֥ן לָהֶֽם׃

22But the men will agree to live with us and be one people only on this condition: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

22אַךְ־ בְּ֠זֹאת יֵאֹ֨תוּ לָ֤נוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אִתָּ֔נוּ לִהְי֖וֹת לְעַ֣ם אֶחָ֑ד בְּהִמּ֥וֹל לָ֙נוּ֙ כָּל־ זָכָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר הֵ֥ם נִמֹּלִֽים׃

23Won't their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will live with us."

23מִקְנֵהֶ֤ם וְקִנְיָנָם֙ וְכָל־ בְּהֶמְתָּ֔ם הֲל֥וֹא לָ֖נוּ הֵ֑ם אַ֚ךְ נֵא֣וֹתָה לָהֶ֔ם וְיֵשְׁב֖וּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃

24All the men who had come to the city gates listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and all those men were circumcised.

24וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ אֶל־ חֲמוֹר֙ וְאֶל־ שְׁכֶ֣ם בְּנ֔וֹ כָּל־ יֹצְאֵ֖י שַׁ֣עַר עִיר֑וֹ וַיִּמֹּ֙לוּ֙ כָּל־ זָכָ֔ר כָּל־ יֹצְאֵ֖י שַׁ֥עַר עִירֽוֹ׃

25On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male.

25וַיְהִי֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣ם כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים וַיִּקְח֣וּ שְׁנֵֽי־ בְנֵי־ יַ֠עֲקֹב שִׁמְע֨וֹן וְלֵוִ֜י אֲחֵ֤י דִינָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ חַרְבּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ עַל־ הָעִ֖יר בֶּ֑טַח וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ כָּל־ זָכָֽר׃

26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah from Shechem's house, and went away.

26וְאֶת־ חֲמוֹר֙ וְאֶת־ שְׁכֶ֣ם בְּנ֔וֹ הָרְג֖וּ לְפִי־ חָ֑רֶב וַיִּקְח֧וּ אֶת־ דִּינָ֛ה מִבֵּ֥ית שְׁכֶ֖ם וַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃

27Jacob's sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled.

27בְּנֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֗ב בָּ֚אוּ עַל־ הַ֣חֲלָלִ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ הָעִ֑יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר טִמְּא֖וּ אֲחוֹתָֽם׃

28They took their flocks, herds, donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field.

28אֶת־ צֹאנָ֥ם וְאֶת־ בְּקָרָ֖ם וְאֶת־ חֲמֹרֵיהֶּ֑ם‪‬ וְאֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר־ בָּעִ֛יר וְאֶת־ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה לָקָֽחוּ׃

29They captured all their possessions, dependents, and wives and plundered everything in the houses.

29וְאֶת־ כָּל־ חֵילָ֤ם וְאֶת־ כָּל־ טַפָּם֙ וְאֶת־ נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם שָׁב֖וּ וַיָּבֹ֑זּוּ וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּבָּֽיִת׃

30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed."

30וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶל־ שִׁמְע֣וֹן וְאֶל־ לֵוִי֮ עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִי֒ לְהַבְאִישֵׁ֙נִי֙ בְּיֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י וּבַפְּרִזִּ֑י וַאֲנִי֙ מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔ר וְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּ עָלַי֙ וְהִכּ֔וּנִי וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י אֲנִ֥י וּבֵיתִֽי׃

31But they answered, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"

31וַיֹּאמְר֑וּ הַכְזוֹנָ֕ה יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־ אֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃ פ

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