Genesis 34 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Dina the daughter of Lea, whiche she bare vnto Iacob, went out to see the daughters of the lande. Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.
2 Whom whe Sichem the sonne of Hemor the Heuite Lorde of the countrey sawe, he toke her, & lay with her, and forced her. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.
3 And his heart laye vnto Dina the daughter of Iacob, and he loued that damsell, and spake kyndly vnto her. And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.
4 And Sichem spake vnto his father Hemor, saying: get me this mayden vnto my wyfe. So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this girl for my wife.” And Shechem said to his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as my wife.”
5 And Iacob heard that he had defiled Dina his daughter, (his sonnes beyng with their cattell in the fielde and Iacob helde his peace vntill they were come. Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came. When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled, his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home.
6 And Hemor the father of Sichem, went out vnto Iacob to common with hym. And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.
7 And when the sonnes of Iacob (comming out of the fielde) hearde it, it greeued them, and they were not a little wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel, in that he had lien with Iacobs daughter, which thing ought not to be done. The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing must not be done. Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
8 And Hemor communed with them, saying: the soule of my sonne Sichem, longeth for your daughter, I pray you geue her him to wyfe. But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him to be his wife. But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
9 And make maryages with vs, and geue your daughters vnto vs, and take our daughters vnto you. Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.
10 And ye shall dwell with vs, and the lande shalbe before you: dwell, and do your busines therein, and haue possessions therin. You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it.” You can settle among us; the land is open to you. Live in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it.”
11 And Sichem said, vnto her father and vnto her brethren: let me finde grace in your eyes, and whatsoeuer ye appoint me, that wyll I geue. Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask.
12 Aske freely of me both dowry and gyftes, and I wyll geue accordyng as ye say vnto me, so that ye geue me the damsell to wyfe. Ask me for as great a bride-price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Only give me the young woman to be my wife.” Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.”
13 But the sonnes of Iacob aunswered to Sichem and Hemor his father, talking amongest themselues deceiptfully, because he had defiled Diua their sister. The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah. Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor.
14 And they sayde vnto them: we can not do this thing, that we shoulde geue our sister to one that is vncircumcised, for that were an abomination vnto vs. They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us. They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us.
15 But in this will we consent vnto you: if ye wyll be as we be, & all the males amongest you be circumcised: Only on this condition will we agree with you—that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised. We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.
16 Then wyll we geue our daughters vnto you, and take your daughters to vs, and will dwell with you, and be one people. Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people. Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We’ll settle among you and become one people with you.
17 But and if ye wyll not hearken vnto vs to be circumcised, then wyll we take our daughter, and go our wayes. But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone.” But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we’ll take our sister and go.”
18 Theyr wordes pleased Hemor, and Sichem his sonne. Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor’s son Shechem. Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
19 And the young man deferde not for to do the thing, because he had a lust to Iacobs daughter: he was also most set by, of all that was in his fathers house. And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. Now he was the most honored of all his father’s house. The young man, who was the most honored of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
20 Then Hemor and Sichem his sonne went vnto the gate of their citie, and communed with the men of their citie, saying: So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying, So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to the men of their city.
21 These men lyue peaceably among vs, and dwell in the lande, and do theyr occupation therein: and beholde, the lande is large inough for them, we will take their daughters to wiues, & geue them our daughters. “These men are at peace with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as wives, and let us give them our daughters. “These men are friendly toward us,” they said. “Let them live in our land and trade in it; the land has plenty of room for them. We can marry their daughters and they can marry ours.
22 Only herein will they consent vnto vs for to dwell with vs, and to be one people: if all the males that are among vs be circumcised, as they are circumcised? Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us to become one people—when every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. But the men will agree to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males be circumcised, as they themselves are.
23 Shall not their goodes and their substaunce, and all their cattell be ours? let vs only consent vnto them, and they will dwell with vs. Will not their livestock, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.” Won’t their livestock, their property and all their other animals become ours? So let us agree to their terms, and they will settle among us.”
24 And vnto Hemor & Sichem his sonne, hearkened all that went out at the gate of his citie: and all the males were circumcised, whatsoeuer went out at the gate of his citie. And all who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city. All the men who went out of the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in the city was circumcised.
25 And the thirde day, whyles they were sore, two of the sonnes of Iacob, Simeon & Leui Dinas brethren, toke eyther of them his sworde, and went into the citie boldely, and slue all that was male, On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males. Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male.
26 And slue also Hemor and Sithem his sonne with the edge of the sworde, and toke Dina out of Sichems house, and went theyr way. They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house and went away. They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword and took Dinah from Shechem’s house and left.
27 And the sonnes of Iacob commyng vpon the dead, spoyled the citie, because they had defiled their sister. The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister. The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the city where their sister had been defiled.
28 And toke their sheepe, oxen, and their asses, and whatsoeuer was in the citie, and also in the fieldes. They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. They seized their flocks and herds and donkeys and everything else of theirs in the city and out in the fields.
29 And all their goodes, and all their children, and their wiues, toke they captiue, and made hauocke of all that was in the house. All their wealth, all their little ones and their wives, all that was in the houses, they captured and plundered. They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children, taking as plunder everything in the houses.
30 But Iacob sayde to Simeon & Leui: ye haue troubled me, and made me to be abhorred of the inhabitours of the land of the Chanaanite and the Pherezite: and I beyng fewe in number, they shall gather the selues together against me, and slay me, and so shall I and my house be destroyed. Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.” Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me obnoxious to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land. We are few in number, and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
31 And they aunswered: shoulde he deale with our sister, as with an harlot? But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?” But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
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