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Genesis 34
The Treachery of Jacob’s Sons
Genesis 34:1
And Dinah
the daughter
of Leah
,
which she bare
unto Jacob
,
went out
to see
the daughters
of the land
.
Genesis 34:2
And when Shechem
the son
of Hamor
the Hivite
,
prince
of the country
,
saw
her, he took
her, and lay
with her, and defiled her
.
Genesis 34:3
And his soul
clave
unto Dinah
the daughter
of Jacob
,
and he loved
the damsel
,
and spake
kindly
unto the damsel
.
Genesis 34:4
And Shechem
spake
unto his father
Hamor
,
saying
,
Get
me this damsel
to wife
.
Genesis 34:5
And Jacob
heard
that he had defiled
Dinah
his daughter
:
now his sons
were with his cattle
in the field
:
and Jacob
held his peace
until they were come
.
Genesis 34:6
¶
And Hamor
the father
of Shechem
went out
unto Jacob
to commune
with
him.
Genesis 34:7
And the sons
of Jacob
came
out of the field
when they heard
it:
and the men
were grieved
,
and they were very
wroth
,
because he had wrought
folly
in Israel
in lying
with Jacob’s
daughter
;
which thing ought not to be done
.
Genesis 34:8
And Hamor
communed
with them, saying
,
The soul
of my son
Shechem
longeth
for your daughter
:
I pray you give
her him to wife
.
Genesis 34:9
And make ye marriages
with us,
and
give
your daughters
unto us, and take
our daughters
unto you.
Genesis 34:10
And ye shall dwell
with us: and the land
shall be
before you
;
dwell
and trade
ye therein, and get you possessions
therein.
Genesis 34:11
And Shechem
said
unto her father
and unto her brethren
,
Let me find
grace
in your eyes
,
and what ye shall say
unto me I will give
.
Genesis 34:12
Ask
me never so much
dowry
and gift
,
and I will give
according as ye shall say
unto me: but give
me the damsel
to wife
.
Genesis 34:13
And the sons
of Jacob
answered
Shechem
and Hamor
his father
deceitfully
,
and said
,
because he had defiled
Dinah
their sister
:
Genesis 34:14
And they said
unto them, We cannot
do
this thing
,
to give
our sister
to one
that is uncircumcised
; for that
were
a reproach
unto us:
Genesis 34:15
But in this
will we consent
unto you: If ye will be as we
be
,
that every male
of you be circumcised
;
Genesis 34:16
Then will we give
our daughters
unto you, and we will take
your daughters
to us, and we will dwell
with you, and we will become one
people
.
Genesis 34:17
But if ye will not hearken
unto us, to be circumcised
;
then will we take
our daughter
,
and we will be gone
.
Genesis 34:18
And their words
pleased
Hamor
,
and Shechem
Hamor’s
son
.
Genesis 34:19
And the young man
deferred
not to do
the thing
,
because he had delight
in Jacob’s
daughter
: and he
was
more honourable
than all the house
of his father
.
Genesis 34:20
¶
And Hamor
and Shechem
his son
came
unto the gate
of their city
,
and communed
with the men
of their city
,
saying
,
Genesis 34:21
These men
are
peaceable
with
us; therefore let them dwell
in the land
,
and trade
therein; for the land
, behold,
it is
large
enough
for them
;
let us take
their daughters
to us for wives
,
and let us give
them our daughters
.
Genesis 34:22
Only herein
will the men
consent
unto us for to dwell
with us, to be one
people
,
if every male
among us be circumcised
, as they
are
circumcised
.
Genesis 34:23
Shall
not their cattle
and their substance
and every beast
of theirs
be
ours? only let us consent
unto them, and they will dwell
with us.
Genesis 34:24
And unto Hamor
and unto Shechem
his son
hearkened
all that went out
of the gate
of his city
;
and every male
was circumcised
,
all that went out
of the gate
of his city
.
Genesis 34:25
¶
And it came to pass on the third
day
,
when they were sore
,
that two
of the sons
of Jacob
,
Simeon
and Levi
,
Dinah’s
brethren
,
took
each man
his sword
,
and came
upon the city
boldly
,
and slew
all the males
.
Genesis 34:26
And they slew
Hamor
and Shechem
his son
with the edge
of the sword
,
and took
Dinah
out
of Shechem’s
house
,
and went out
.
Genesis 34:27
The sons
of Jacob
came
upon the slain
,
and spoiled
the city
,
because they had defiled
their sister
.
Genesis 34:28
They took
their sheep
,
and their oxen
,
and their asses
, and that which
was
in the city
, and that which
was
in the field
,
Genesis 34:29
And all their wealth
,
and all their little ones
,
and their wives
took they captive
,
and spoiled
even all that
was
in the house
.
Genesis 34:30
And Jacob
said
to Simeon
and Levi
,
Ye have troubled
me to make me to stink
among the inhabitants
of the land
,
among the Canaanites
and the Perizzites
: and I
being
few
in number
,
they shall gather themselves together
against me, and slay me
;
and I shall be destroyed
,
I and my house
.
Genesis 34:31
And they said
,
Should he deal
with our sister
as with an harlot
?