Genesis 34 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Then Dinah, the daughter of Leah, went out to see the women of that region. 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 And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, the leader of that land, had seen her, he fell in love with her. And so he seized her and slept with her, overwhelming the virgin by force. 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 soul was closely bound to her, and, since she was sorrowful, he soothed her with flattery. 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 going on to Hamor, his father, he said, “Obtain this girl for me as a mate.” 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 But when Jacob had heard this, since his sons were absent and he was occupied in pasturing the cattle, he remained silent until they came back. 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 Then, when Hamor, the father of Shechem, had gone out to speak to Jacob, 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 behold, his sons arrived from the field. And hearing what had happened, they were very angry, because he had done a filthy thing in Israel and, in violating a daughter of Jacob, had perpetrated an unlawful act. 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 so Hamor spoke to them: “The soul of my son Shechem has become attached to your daughter. Give her to him as a wife. 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 let us celebrate marriages with one with another. Give us your daughters, and receive our daughters. 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 live with us. The land is in your power: cultivate, trade, and possess it.” 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 Shechem even said to her father and to her brothers: “May I find favor in your sight, and whatever you will appoint, I will give. 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 Increase the dowry, and request gifts, and I will freely bestow what you will ask. Only give me this girl as a wife.” 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 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father with deceit, being enraged at the rape of 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 “We are not able to do what you ask, nor to give our sister to an uncircumcised man. For us, this is unlawful and abominable. 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 we may succeed in this, so as to be allied with you, if you are willing to become like us, and if all the male sex among you will 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 we will mutually give and receive your daughters as well as ours; and we will live with you, and we will become 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 if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and withdraw.” 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 Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem. Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor’s son Shechem. Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
19 Neither did the young man cause any delay; in fact he immediately fulfilled what was requested. For he loved the girl very much, and he was well-known throughout his father’s 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 And entering at the gate of the city, they spoke to the people: 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 are peaceful, and they want to live among us. Let them trade in the land and cultivate it, for, being spacious and broad, it is in need of cultivation. We will receive their daughters as wives, and we will give them ours. “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 There is one thing that prevents so great a good: whether we will circumcise our males, imitating the ritual of their nation. 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 And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, will be ours, if only we will acquiesce to this, and so, in living together, will form one people.” 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 they all agreed to circumcise every one of the males. 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 behold, on the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dinah, boldly entered the city with swords. And they put to death all of the males. 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 They killed Hamor and Shechem together, taking their sister Dinah from the house of Shechem. 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 when they had departed, the other sons of Jacob rushed over the slain, and they plundered the city in vengeance for the rape. 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 Taking their sheep, and herds, and donkeys, and laying waste to everything else that was in their houses and in their fields, 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 they also took their little ones and their wives captive. 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 When they had boldly completed these acts, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: “You have troubled me, and you have made me hateful to the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few. They, gathering themselves together, may strike me down, and then both I and my house will be wiped away.” 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 They responded, “Should they abuse our sister like a prostitute?” 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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