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6 Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.
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Then Shechem’s father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.
7 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.
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Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.
8 But Hamor spoke with them, saying, "The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.
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But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
9 "Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.
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Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.
10 "Thus you shall live with us, and the land shall be open before you; live and trade in it and acquire property in it."
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You can settle among us; the land is open to you. Live in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it.”
11 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.
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Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask.
12 "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."
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Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.”
13 But Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
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Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor.
14 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.
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They said to them, “We can’t do such a thing; we can’t give our sister to a man who is not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us.
15 "Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised,
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We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.
16 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.
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Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We’ll settle among you and become one people with you.
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