KJV + Strong's The Defiling of Dinah 1And Dinahthe daughterof Leah,which she bareunto Jacob,went outto seethe daughtersof the land.2And when Shechemthe sonof Hamorthe Hivite,princeof the country,sawher, he tookher, and laywith her, and defiled her.3And his soulclaveunto Dinahthe daughterof Jacob,and he lovedthe damsel,and spakekindlyunto the damsel.4And Shechemspakeunto his fatherHamor,saying,Getme this damselto wife.5And Jacobheardthat he had defiledDinahhis daughter:now his sonswere with his cattlein the field:and Jacobheld his peaceuntil they were come.6And Hamorthe fatherof Shechemwent outunto Jacobto communewithhim.7And the sonsof Jacobcameout of the fieldwhen they heard[it]: and the menwere grieved,and they were verywroth,because he had wroughtfollyin Israelin lyingwith Jacob'sdaughter;which thing ought not to be done. 8And Hamorcommunedwith them, saying,The soulof my sonShechemlongethfor your daughter:I pray you giveher him to wife.9And make ye marriageswith us, [and] giveyour daughtersunto us, and takeour daughtersunto you.10And ye shall dwellwith us: and the landshall bebefore you;dwelland tradeye therein, and get you possessionstherein.11And Shechemsaidunto her fatherand unto her brethren,Let me findgracein your eyes,and what ye shall sayunto me I will give.12Askme never so muchdowryand gift,and I will giveaccording as ye shall sayunto me: but giveme the damselto wife. The Revenge of Dinah's Brothers 13And the sonsof JacobansweredShechemand Hamorhis fatherdeceitfully,and said,because he had defiledDinahtheir sister:14And they saidunto them, We cannotdothis thing,to giveour sisterto onethat is uncircumcised;for that [were] a reproachunto us:15But in thiswill we consentunto you: If ye will be as we [be], that every maleof you be circumcised;16Then will we giveour daughtersunto you, and we will takeyour daughtersto us, and we will dwellwith you, and we will become onepeople.17But if ye will not hearkenunto us, to be circumcised;then will we takeour daughter,and we will be gone. 18And their wordspleasedHamor,and ShechemHamor'sson.19And the young mandeferrednot to dothe thing,because he had delightin Jacob'sdaughter:and he [was] more honourablethan all the houseof his father.20And Hamorand Shechemhis soncameunto the gateof their city,and communedwith the menof their city,saying,21These men[are] peaceablewithus; therefore let them dwellin the land,and tradetherein; for the land,behold, [it is] largeenoughfor them;let us taketheir daughtersto us for wives,and let us givethem our daughters.22Only hereinwill the menconsentunto us for to dwellwith us, to be onepeople,if every maleamong us be circumcised,as they [are] circumcised.23[Shall] not their cattleand their substanceand every beastof theirs [be] ours? only let us consentunto them, and they will dwellwith us.24And unto Hamorand unto Shechemhis sonhearkenedall that went outof the gateof his city;and every malewas circumcised,all that went outof the gateof his city. 25And it came to pass on the thirdday,when they were sore,that twoof the sonsof Jacob,Simeonand Levi,Dinah'sbrethren,tookeach manhis sword,and cameupon the cityboldly,and slewall the males.26And they slewHamorand Shechemhis sonwith the edgeof the sword,and tookDinahoutof Shechem'shouse,and went out.27The sonsof Jacobcameupon the slain,and spoiledthe city,because they had defiledtheir sister.28They tooktheir sheep,and their oxen,and their asses,and that which [was] in the city,and that which [was] in the field,29And all their wealth,and all their little ones,and their wivestook they captive,and spoiledeven all that [was] in the house.30And Jacobsaidto Simeonand Levi,Ye have troubledme to make me to stinkamong the inhabitantsof the land,among the Canaanitesand the Perizzites:and I [being] fewin number,they shall gather themselves togetheragainst me, and slay me;and I shall be destroyed,I and my house.31And they said,Should he dealwith our sisteras with an harlot? |
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