1 A nd Dinah, daughter of Leah, whom she hath borne to Jacob, goeth out to look on 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 a nd Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;

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

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

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

5 A nd 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.

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

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

7 a nd 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.

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 A nd 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,

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

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

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

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

11 A nd 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;

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

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 A nd the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he 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 a nd 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.

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 ` Only for this we consent to you; if ye be as we, to have every male of you 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 have given our daughters to you, and your daughters we take to ourselves, and we have dwelt with you, and have 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 a nd if ye hearken not unto us to be circumcised, then we have taken our daughter, and have gone.'

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

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

Their words pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

19 a nd 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.

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 A nd Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto 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 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.

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 ` 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;

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

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 A nd 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;

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 a nd 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.

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 have come in upon the wounded, and they spoil 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 heir flock and their herd, and their asses, and that which in the city, and that which in the field, have they taken;

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

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

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

30 A nd 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.'

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

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