| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. | 1Now Dinah, Leah's daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went to meet the young women of the land. |
| 2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. | 2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, who ruled that area, saw her, he grabbed her, forced himself on her, and sexually assaulted her. |
| 3And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly. | 3Then he became very attached to Dinah, Jacob's daughter. He fell in love with the young woman and spoke romantically to her. |
| 4So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.” | 4Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Acquire this young girl as my wife." |
| 5Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned. | 5When Jacob heard that Shechem had violated his daughter Dinah, his sons were with the livestock in the field. So Jacob remained silent until they came in. |
| 6Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob. | 6Then Shechem's father Hamor went to speak with Jacob about Dinah. |
| 7When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done. | 7Now Jacob's sons had come in from the field when they heard the news. They were offended and very angry because Shechem had disgraced Israel by sexually assaulting Jacob's daughter, a crime that should not be committed. |
| 8But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. | 8But Hamor made this appeal to them: "My son Shechem is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. |
| 9Intermarry with us; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves. | 9Intermarry with us. Let us marry your daughters, and take our daughters as wives for yourselves. |
| 10You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.” | 10You may live among us, and the land will be open to you. Live in it, travel freely in it, and acquire property in it." |
| 11Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask. | 11Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favor in your sight, and whatever you require of me I'll give. |
| 12Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!” | 12You can make the bride price and the gift I must bring very expensive, and I'll give whatever you ask of me. Just give me the young woman as my wife!" |
| 13But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully. | 13Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully when they spoke because Shechem had violated their sister Dinah. |
| 14“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. | 14They said to them, "We cannot give our sister to a man who is not circumcised, for it would be a disgrace to us. |
| 15We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males. | 15We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become like us by circumcising all your males. |
| 16Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people. | 16Then we will give you our daughters to marry, and we will take your daughters as wives for ourselves, and we will live among you and become one people. |
| 17But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.” | 17But if you do not agree to our terms by being circumcised, then we will take our sister and depart." |
| 18Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. | 18Their offer pleased Hamor and his son Shechem. |
| 19The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter. | 19The young man did not delay in doing what they asked because he wanted Jacob's daughter Dinah badly. (Now he was more important than anyone in his father's household.) |
| 20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city: | 20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, |
| 21“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them. | 21"These men are at peace with us. So let them live in the land and travel freely in it, for the land is wide enough for them. We will take their daughters for wives, and we will give them our daughters to marry. |
| 22But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are. | 22Only on this one condition will these men consent to live with us and become one people: They demand that every male among us be circumcised just as they are circumcised. |
| 23Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.” | 23If we do so, won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? So let's consent to their demand, so they will live among us." |
| 24All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised. | 24All the men who assembled at the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem. Every male who assembled at the city gate was circumcised. |
| 25Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male. | 25In three days, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword and went to the unsuspecting city and slaughtered every male. |
| 26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away. | 26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword, took Dinah from Shechem's house, and left. |
| 27Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled. | 27Jacob's sons killed them and looted the city because their sister had been violated. |
| 28They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field. | 28They took their flocks, herds, and donkeys, as well as everything in the city and in the surrounding fields. |
| 29They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses. | 29They captured as plunder all their wealth, all their little ones, and their wives, including everything in the houses. |
| 30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.” | 30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land--among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!" |
| 31But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?” | 31But Simeon and Levi replied, "Should he treat our sister like a common prostitute?" |
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