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

And Dinah, daughter of Leah, whom she hath borne to Jacob, goeth out to look on the daughters of the land,

2 A nd when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her.

and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;

3 H is soul was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke kindly to the young woman.

and his soul cleaveth to Dinah, daughter of Jacob, and he loveth the young person, and speaketh unto the heart of the young person.

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

And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, `Take for me this damsel for a wife.'

5 A nd Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so Jacob held his peace until they came.

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

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

And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him;

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

and the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard, and the men grieve themselves, and it very displeasing to them, for folly he hath done against Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob -- and so it is not done.

8 B ut Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, `Shechem, my son, his soul hath cleaved to your daughter; give her, I pray you, to him for a wife,

9 A nd make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves.

and join ye in marriage with us; your daughters ye give to us, and our daughters ye take to yourselves,

10 S o you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you. Dwell and trade in it, and acquire possessions for yourselves in it.”

and with us ye dwell, and the land is before you; dwell ye and trade it, and have possessions in it.'

11 T hen Shechem said to her father and her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.

And Shechem saith unto her father, and unto her brethren, `Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which ye say unto me, I give;

12 A sk me ever so much dowry and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”

multiply on me exceedingly dowry and gift, and I give as ye say unto me, and give to me the young person for a wife.'

13 B ut the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, and spoke deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),

14 A nd they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a reproach to us.

and say unto them, `We are not able to do this thing, to give our sister to one who hath a foreskin: for it a reproach to us.

15 B ut on this condition we will consent to you: If you will become as we are, if every male of you is circumcised,

`Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you circumcised,

16 t hen we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

then we have given our daughters to you, and your daughters we take to ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have become one people;

17 B ut if you will not heed us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and be gone.”

and if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.'

18 A nd their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.

And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son;

19 S o the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. He was more honorable than all the household of his father.

and the young man delayed not to do the thing, for he had delight in Jacob's daughter, and he is honourable above all the house of his father.

20 A nd Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying:

And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,

21 “ These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them dwell in the land and trade in it. For indeed the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters.

`These men are peaceable with us; then let them dwell in the land, and trade it; and the land, lo, wide before them; their daughters let us take to ourselves for wives, and our daughters give to them.

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

`Only for this do the men consent to us, to dwell with us, to become one people, in every male of us being circumcised, as they are circumcised;

23 W ill not their livestock, their property, and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.”

their cattle, and their substance, and all their beasts -- are they not ours? only let us consent to them, and they dwell with us.'

24 A nd all who went out of the gate of his city heeded Hamor and Shechem his son; every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

And unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, hearken do all those going out of the gate of his city, and every male is circumcised, all those going out of the gate of his city.

25 N ow it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males.

And it cometh to pass, on the third day, in their being pained, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, take each his sword, and come in against the city confidently, and slay every male;

26 A nd they killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went out.

and Hamor, and Shechem his son, they have slain by the mouth of the sword, and they take Dinah out of Shechem's house, and go out.

27 T he sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled.

Jacob's sons have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil the city, because they had defiled their sister;

28 T hey took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field,

their flock and their herd, and their asses, and that which in the city, and that which in the field, have they taken;

29 a nd all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses.

and all their wealth, and all their infants, and their wives they have taken captive, and they spoil also all that in the house.

30 T hen Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”

And Jacob saith unto Simeon and unto Levi, `Ye have troubled me, by causing me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanite, and among the Perizzite: and I few in number, and they have been gathered against me, and have smitten me, and I have been destroyed, I and my house.'

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

And they say, `As a harlot doth he make our sister?'