Genesis - 34

1 - And Dinah - the daughter of Leah - , which she bare unto Jacob - , went out to see the daughters of the land.

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.

3 - And his soul clave unto Dinah - the daughter of Jacob - , and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

4 - And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor - , saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

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.

6 - And Hamor - the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob - to commune with him.

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.

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.

9 - And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

10 - And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

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.

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.

13 - And the sons of Jacob - answered Shechem and Hamor - his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah - their sister:

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:

15 - But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

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.

17 - But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

18 - And their words pleased Hamor - , and Shechem Hamor - 's son.

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.

20 - And Hamor - and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

27 - The sons of Jacob - came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

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,

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.

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.

31 - And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?