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

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;

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

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.

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

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

So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this young girl for a 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.

Now 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.

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

Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak 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.

Now 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.

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,

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

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

Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.

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

Thus you shall live with us, and the land shall be open before you; live and trade in it and acquire property 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;

Shechem 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.

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 bridal payment and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; but give me the girl in marriage.”

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

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

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, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.

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

Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of 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 for ourselves, and we will live 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 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;

Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.

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.

The 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.

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,

So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, 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 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.

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;

Only 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.

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.'

Will not their livestock and their property and all their animals be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will live 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.

All 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.

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;

Now 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.

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.

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

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 looted the city, because they had defiled their sister.

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 and their herds and their donkeys, and that which was in the city and that which was 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.

and they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives, even all that was 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.'

Then 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.”

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

But they said, “Should he treat our sister as a harlot?”