1 N ow Leah’s daughter Dinah, who was born to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.

Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

2 A nd she was seen by Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land. He took her and made her lay with him, and she was put to shame.

Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.

3 H e had much desire for Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the girl and spoke kind words to her.

His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.

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

Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”

5 N ow Jacob heard that Shechem had put his daughter Dinah to shame. But his sons were with the flocks in the field, so Jacob kept quiet until they returned.

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

6 T hen Shechem’s father Hamor went to speak with Jacob.

Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him.

7 J acob’s sons returned from the field when they heard what had happened. They were full of sorrow and were angry. For Shechem had put Israel to shame by lying with Jacob’s daughter. Such a thing should not be done.

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

8 B ut Hamor said to them, “The soul of my son Shechem has much desire for your daughter. I ask of you, give her to him in marriage.

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

9 M arry with our people. Give your daughters to us. And take our daughters for yourselves.

Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

10 M ay you live with us. And the land will be open to you. Live and trade in it, and buy land in it.”

You shall dwell with us, and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it.”

11 T hen Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes. I will give you whatever you ask.

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

12 M ake your price and wedding gift as much as you want. I will give you as much as you ask. Only give me the girl to be my wife.”

Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife.”

13 B ut Jacob’s sons lied in their answer to Shechem and his father Hamor because he had put their sister Dinah to shame.

The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

14 T hey said to them, “We cannot do this. We cannot give our sister to one who has not gone through the religious act of having his flesh cut. For that would be a shame to us.

and said to them, “We can’t do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.

15 W e will give you our sister only if you become like us. Every man among you must have this religious act done.

Only on this condition will we consent to you. If you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

16 T hen we will give our daughters to you. And we will marry your daughters. We will live with you and become one people.

then will we 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.

17 B ut if you will not listen to us and have this religious act done, then we will take our daughter and go.”

But if you will not listen to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.”

18 T heir words pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.

19 T he young man did not wait to do what they asked, because he was in love with Jacob’s daughter. And he was the most honored of all his family.

The young man didn’t wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.

20 S o Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city. And they said to the men of their city,

Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

21 “ These men want to be at peace with us. Let them live in the land and trade in it. For, see, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage, and give our daughters to them.

“These men are peaceful 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 to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

22 B ut the men will be willing to live with us and become one people only if every man among us goes through the religious act that they have gone through.

Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.

23 W ill not their cattle and all they own, all their animals, be ours? Let us just do what they ask, and they will live with us.”

Won’t their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let us give our consent to them, and they will dwell with us.”

24 A ll who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem. And every man went through the religious act of having his flesh cut, all who went out of the gate of his city.

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

25 B ut on the third day, when all the men were in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and went into the city in secret. And they killed every man.

On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.

26 T hey killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword. And they took Dinah from Shechem’s house and went away.

They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

27 T hen Jacob’s sons went over the dead men and robbed the city of its riches because its men had put their sister to shame.

Jacob’s sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

28 T hey took their flocks and cattle and donkeys and whatever was in the city and in the field.

They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, that which was in the city, that which was in the field,

29 T hey took all their riches, their little ones, their wives, even all that was in the houses.

and all their wealth. They took captive all their little ones and their wives, and took as plunder everything that was in the house.

30 T hen Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me hated by the people of the land, the Canaanites and Perizzites. My men are few in number. And these people will gather together against me and fight me. I and those of my house will be destroyed.”

Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house.”

31 B ut they said, “Should he act towards our sister as if she were a woman who sells the use of her body?”

They said, “Should he deal with our sister as with a prostitute?”