Genesis Chapter 34

Genesis Chapter 34
1 Then Dinah the daughter of Leah,
which she bear unto Jacob, went out to
see the daughters of that country.
2 Whom when Shechem the son of
Hamor the Hivite lord of that country
saw, he took her, and lay with her, and
defiled her.
3 So his heart clave unto Dinah the
daughter of Jacob: and he loved the
maid, and spake kindly unto the maid.
4 Then said Shechem to his father
Hamor, saying, Get me this maid to wife.
5 (Now Jacob heard that he had defiled
Dinah his daughter, and his sons were
with his cattle in the field: therefore
Jacob held his peace, until they were
come.)
6 Then Hamor the father of Shechem
went out unto Jacob to commune with
him.
7 And when the sons of Jacob were
come out of the field and heard it, it
grieved the men, and they were very
angry, because he had wrought villainy
in Israel, in that he had lain 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: give her him
to wife, I pray you.
9 So make affinity with us: 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 do
your business in it, and have your
possessions therein.
11 Shechem also said unto her father and
unto her brethren, Let me find favor in
your eyes, and I will give whatsoever ye
shall appoint me.
12 Ask of me abundantly both dowry and
gifts, and I will give as ye appoint me,
so that ye give me the maid to wife.
13 Then the sons of Jacob answered
Shechem and Hamor his father, talking
among themselves deceitfully, because
he had defiled Dinah their sister, 14 And
they said unto them, We cannot do this
thing, to give our sister to an
uncircumcised man: for that were a
reproof unto us.
15 But in this will we consent unto you,
if ye will be as we are, that every man
child among you be circumcised:
16 Then will we give our daughters to
you, and we will take your daughters to
us, and will dwell with you, and be one
people.
17 But if ye will not hearken unto us to
be circumcised, then will we take our
daughter and depart.
18 Now their words pleased Hamor, and
Shechem Hamor’s son.
19 And the young man deferred not to do
the thing because he loved Jacob’s
daughter: he was also the most set by of
all his father’s house. 20 Then Hamor
and Shechem his Son went unto the gate
of their city, and communed with the men
of their city, saying,
21 These men are peaceable with us:
and that they may dwell in the land, and
do their affairs therein (for behold, the
land hath room enough for them) let us
take their daughters to wives, and give
them our daughters.
22 Only herein will the men consent unto
us for to dwell with us, and to be one
people, if all the men children among us
be circumcised as they are circumcised.
23 Shall not their flocks and their
substance and all their cattle be ours?
Only let us consent herein unto them,
and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto
Hamor, and Shechem his son hearkened
all that went out of the gate of his city:
and all the men children were
circumcised , even all that went out of
the gate of his city.
25 And on the third day (when they were
sore) two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon
and Levi, Dinah’s brethren took either of
them his sword and went into the city
boldly, and slew every male.
26 They slew also Hamor and Shechem
his son with the edge of the sword, and
took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and
went their way.
27 Again the other sons of Jacob came
upon the dead, and spoiled the city,
because they had defiled their sister.
28 They took their sheep and their
beeves, and their asses, and whatsoever
was in the city, and in the fields.
29 Also they carried away captive and
spoiled all their goods, and all their
children and their wives, and all that
was in the houses.
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,
Ye have troubled me, and made me stink
among the inhabitants of the land, as
well the Canaanites, as the Perizzites,
and I being few in number, they shall
gather themselves together against me,
and slay me, and so shall I, and my
house be destroyed. 31 And they
answered, Should he abuse our sister as
a whore?