Genesis 34:1-17 ▼

1 Dina the daughter of Lea, whiche she bare vnto Iacob, went out to see the daughters of the lande.

2 Whom whe Sichem the sonne of Hemor the Heuite Lorde of the countrey sawe, he toke her, & lay with her, and forced her.

3 And his heart laye vnto Dina the daughter of Iacob, and he loued that damsell, and spake kyndly vnto her.

4 And Sichem spake vnto his father Hemor, saying: get me this mayden vnto my wyfe.

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.

6 And Hemor the father of Sichem, went out vnto Iacob to common with hym.

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.

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.

9 And make maryages with vs, and geue your daughters vnto vs, and take our daughters vnto you.

10 And ye shall dwell with vs, and the lande shalbe before you: dwell, and do your busines therein, and haue possessions therin.

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.

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.

13 But the sonnes of Iacob aunswered to Sichem and Hemor his father, talking amongest themselues deceiptfully, because he had defiled Diua their sister.

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.

15 But in this will we consent vnto you: if ye wyll be as we be, & all the males amongest you be circumcised:

16 Then wyll we geue our daughters vnto you, and take your daughters to vs, and will dwell with you, and be one people.

17 But and if ye wyll not hearken vnto vs to be circumcised, then wyll we take our daughter, and go our wayes.