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1 Dina the doughter of Lea which she bare vnto Iacob went out to see the doughters of the lande. 2 And Siche the sonne of Hemor the Heuite lorde of the countre sawe her and toke her and laye with her and forced her: 3 and his harte laye vnto Dina ye doughter of Iacob. And he loued yt damsell and spake kidly vnto her 4 and spake vnto his father Hemor saynge gett me this mayde vnto my wyfe. 5 And Iacob herde that he had defyled Dina his doughter but his sonnes were with the catell in the felde and therfore he helde his peace vntill they were come. 6 Then Hemor the father of Sichem went out vnto Iacob to come with him. 7 And the sonnes of Iacob came out of the felde as soone as they herde it for it greued them and they were not a litle wrooth because he had wrought folie in Israell in that he had lyen with Iacobs doughter which thinge oughte not to be done. 8 And Hemor comened with the sainge? the soule of my sonne Siche logeth for youre doughter geue her him to wyfe 9 and make mariages with vs: geue youre doughters vnto vs ad take oure doughters vnto you 10 and dwell with vs and the lande shall be at youre pleasure dwell and do youre busynes and haue youre possessions there in. 11 And Sichem sayde vnto hyr father and hir brethern: let me fynde grace in youre eyes and what soeuer ye apoynte me that will I geue. 12 Axe frely of me both the dowry and gyftes and I will geue acordynge as ye saye vnto me and geue me the damsell to wyfe. 13 Then the sonnes of Iacob answered to Sichem ad Hemor his father deceytefully because he had defyled Dina their syster. 14 And they sayde vnto them we can not do this thinge yt we shulde geue oure syster to one that is vncircumcysed for that were a shame vnto us. 15 Only in this will we consent vnto you? Yf ye will be as we be that all the men childern amonge you be circumcysed 16 tha will we geue oure doughter to you and take youres to vs and will dwell with you and be one people. 17 But and yf ye will not harken vnto vs to be circumcysed than will we take oure doughter and goo oure wayes. Genesis 34:1-17, Tyndale Bible of 1526. Public domain.
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