Genesis 34:1-19 ▼

1 And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she brought forth to Jacob, will go forth to see the daughters of the land.

2 And Shechem will see her, the son of Hamor the Hivite, chief of the land; will take her, and lie with her, and will humble her.

3 And his soul will cleave to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he will love the maiden, and he will speak to the heart of the maiden.

4 And Shechem will say to Hamor his father, saying, Take to me this maid for a wife.

5 And Jacob heard that he defiled Dinah his daughter: and his sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob was silent till their coming.

6 And Hamor the father of Shechem will go forth to Jacob to speak to him.

7 And the sons of Jacob came from the field when they having heard: and the men will be grieved, and it will be kindled to them exceedingly because he did folly in Israel, to lie with Jacob's daughter; and thus it shall not be done.

8 And Hamor will speak with them, saying, The soul of Shechem my son, was attached with his soul to your daughter; now give her to him for a wife.

9 And contract ye marriages with us; ye shall give your daughters to us, and ye shall take our daughters to you.

10 And ye shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you; dwell ye and traffic in it, and take possession in it.

11 And Shechem will say to her father, and to her brethren, Shall I find favor in your eyes? and what ye shall say to me I will give.

12 Increase to me greatly the dowry and gift, and I will give according to that ye shall say to me; and ye shall give to me this maiden for a wife.

13 And the sons of Jacob will answer Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and will say, Because he defiled Dinah their sister.

14 And they will say to them, We shall not be able to do this word, to give our sister to a man which to him is uncircumcision; for this a reproach to us.

15 But in this will we consent to you, if ye will be as we to circumcise to you every male;

16 And we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you and be one people.

17 And if ye will not listen to us to be circumcised, and we will take out daughter and depart.

18 And their words will be pleasing in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son.

19 And the youth deferred not to do the word, for he delighted in Jacob's daughter, and he was honorable more than all his father's house.