1 N ow Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

Now Dinah daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the girls of the place.

2 W hen Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

And when Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he seized her, lay with her, and humbled, defiled, and disgraced her.

3 H e was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her.

But his soul longed for and clung to Dinah daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke comfortingly to her young heart’s wishes.

4 S o Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this young girl for a wife.”

And Shechem said to his father Hamor, Get me this girl to be my wife.

5 N ow Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob kept silent until they came in.

Jacob heard that had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field. So Jacob held his peace until they came.

6 T hen Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.

But Hamor father of Shechem went out to Jacob to have a talk with him.

7 N ow the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.

When Jacob’s sons heard it, they came from the field; and they were distressed and grieved and very angry, for had done a vile thing to Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter, which ought not to be done.

8 B ut Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.

And Hamor conferred with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem craves your daughter. I beg of you give her to him to be his wife.

9 I ntermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.

And make marriages with us and give your daughters to us and take our daughters to you.

10 T hus you shall live with us, and the land shall be open before you; live and trade in it and acquire property in it.”

You shall dwell with us; the country will be open to you; live and trade and get your possessions in it.

11 S hechem also said to her father and to her brothers, “If I find favor in your sight, then I will give whatever you say to me.

And Shechem said to father and to her brothers, Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask of me.

12 A sk me ever so much bridal payment and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; but give me the girl in marriage.”

Ask me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to what you tell me; only give me the girl to be my wife.

13 B ut Jacob’s sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, because Shechem had defiled and disgraced their sister Dinah.

14 T hey 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 cannot do this thing and give our sister to one who is not circumcised, for that would be a reproach and disgrace to us.

15 O nly on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised,

But we do consent to do this: if you will become as we are and every male among you be circumcised,

16 t hen we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters for ourselves, and we will live with you and become one people.

Then we will give our daughters to you and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you and become one people.

17 B ut if you will not listen to us to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go.”

But if you will not listen to us and consent to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go.

18 N ow their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.

Their words pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

19 T he young man did not delay to do the thing, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father.

And the young man did not delay to do the thing, for he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. He was honored above all his family.

20 S o Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

Then Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their town and discussed the matter with the citizens, saying,

21 “ These men are friendly with us; therefore let them live in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage, and give our daughters to them.

These men are peaceable with us; so let them dwell in the land and trade in it; for the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters for wives and let us give them our daughters.

22 O nly on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people: that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised.

But the men will consent to our request that they live among us and be one people only on condition that every male among us be circumcised, as they are.

23 W ill not their livestock and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will live with us.”

Shall not their cattle and their possessions and all their beasts be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell here with us.

24 A ll who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and to his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

And all the people who went out of the town gate listened and heeded what Hamor and Shechem said; and every male was circumcised who was a resident of that town.

25 N ow it came about on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came upon the city unawares, and killed every male.

But on the third day when were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords, boldly entered the city, and slew all the males.

26 T hey killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went forth.

And they killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house and departed.

27 J acob’s sons came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister.

Jacob’s sons came upon the slain and plundered the town, because there their sister had been defiled and disgraced.

28 T hey took their flocks and their herds and their donkeys, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field;

They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, and whatever was in the town and in the field;

29 a nd they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives, even all that was in the houses.

All their wealth and all their little ones and their wives they took captive, making spoil even of all in the houses.

30 T hen Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and attack me and I will be destroyed, I and my household.”

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have ruined me, making me infamous and embroiling me with the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites! And we are few in number, and they will gather together against me and attack me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my household.

31 B ut they said, “Should he treat our sister as a harlot?”

And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?