Genesis 34:1-17 (Hebrew Names Version)
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Dinah, the daughter of Le'ah, whom she bore to Ya`akov, went out to see the daughters of the land.
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Shekhem the son of Hamor the Hivvi, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.
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His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Ya`akov, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.
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Shekhem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, "Get me this young lady as a wife."
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Now Ya`akov heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field. Ya`akov held his shalom until they came.
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Hamor the father of Shekhem went out to Ya`akov to talk with him.
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The sons of Ya`akov came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Yisra'el in lying with Ya`akov's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
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Hamor talked with them, saying, "The soul of my son, Shekhem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.
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Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
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You shall dwell with us: and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it."
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Shekhem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give.
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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."
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The sons of Ya`akov answered Shekhem and Hamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
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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.
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Only on this condition will we consent to you. If you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;
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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.
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But if you will not listen to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.
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