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"Only on
this condition will we
consent to you:
if you will
become like us, in that
every male of you be
circumcised,
.Wn{m'k .Wy.hiT ~ia ~,k'l tw{aen ta{z.B -.k;a ? r'k'z -l'K ~,k'l l{Mih.l
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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.
~,kyet{n.B -t,a.w ~,k'l .Wnyet{n.B -t,a .WN;t'n.w ? ~;[.l .WnyIy'h.w ~,k.Tia .Wn.b;v'y.w .Wn'l -x;Qin ? d'x,a
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"But
if you will not
listen to us to be
circumcised, then we will
take our
daughter and
go."
.Wn.x;q'l.w lw{Mih.l .Wnyelea .W[.m.vit a{l -mia.w ? .Wn.k'l'h.w .WneTiB -t,a
18
Now their
words seemed reasonable to
Hamor and
Shechem,
Hamor's son.
yenye[.b.W rw{m]x yenye[.B ~,hyer.bid .Wb.jyiY;w ? rw{m]x -n,B ~,k.v
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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.
#ep'x yiK r'b'D;h tw{f][;l r;[;N;h r;xea -a{l.w ? wyib'a tyeB l{Kim d'B.kin a.Wh.w b{q][;y -t;b.B
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So
Hamor and his
son Shechem came to the
gate of their
city and
spoke to the
men of their
city,
saying,
~'ryi[ r;[;v -l,a w{n.B ~,k.v.W rw{m]x a{b'Y;w ? r{mael ~'ryi[ yev.n;a -l,a .Wr.B;d.y;w
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"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.
.Wb.vey.w .Wn'Tia ~eh ~yimel.v h,Lea'h ~yiv'n]a'h ? ~Iy;d'y -t;b]x;r heNih #,r'a'h.w H't{a .Wr]x.sIy.w #,r'a'b ? ~yiv'n.l .Wn'l -x;Qin ~'t{n.B -t,a ~,hyen.pil ? ~,h'l !eTin .Wnyet{n.B -t,a.w
22
"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.
.Wn'Tia t,b,v'l ~yiv'n]a'h .Wn'l .Wt{aey ta{z.B -.k;a ? r'k'z -l'K .Wn'l lw{Mih.B d'x,a ~;[.l tw{y.hil ? ~yil{Min ~eh r,v]a;K
23
"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."
.Wn'l aw{l]h ~'T.m,h.B -l'k.w ~'n'y.niq.w ~,hen.qim ? .Wn'Tia .Wb.vey.w ~,h'l h'tw{aen .$;a ~eh
24
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.
yea.c{y -l'K w{n.B ~,k.v -l,a.w rw{m]x -l,a .W[.m.viY;w ? yea.c{y -l'K r'k'z -l'K .Wl{MiY;w w{ryi[ r;[;v ? w{ryi[ r;[;v
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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.
.Wx.qiY;w ~yib]a{K ~'tw{y.hiB yivyil.V;h ~w{Y;b yih.y;w ? h'nyid yex]a yiwel.w !w{[.miv b{q][;y -yen.b -yen.v ? .Wg.r;h;Y;w x;j,B ryi['h -l;[ .Wa{b'Y;w w{B.r;x vyia ? r'k'z -l'K