Holman Christian Standard Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

1Dinah, Leah's daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see some of the young women of the area.

1Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the region, saw her, he took her and raped her.

2When Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

3He became infatuated with Dinah, daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her."

3He was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke tenderly to her.

4Get me this girl as a wife," he told his father Hamor.

4So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get me this young girl for a wife."

5Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent until they returned.

5Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob kept silent until they came in.

6Meanwhile, Shechem's father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

6Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.

7Jacob's sons returned from the field when they heard about the incident and were deeply grieved and angry. For Shechem had committed an outrage against Israel by raping Jacob's daughter, and such a thing should not be done.

7Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.

8Hamor said to Jacob's sons, "My son Shechem is strongly attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

8But Hamor spoke with them, saying, "The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him in marriage.

9Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

9"Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us and take our daughters for yourselves.

10Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire property in it."

10"Thus you shall live with us, and the land shall be open before you; live and trade in it and acquire property in it."

11Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Grant me this favor, and I'll give you whatever you say.

11Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, "If I find favor in your sight, then I will give whatever you say to me.

12Demand of me a high compensation and gift; I'll give you whatever you ask me. Just give the girl to be my wife!"

12"Ask me ever so much bridal payment and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; but give me the girl in marriage."

13But Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully because he had defiled their sister Dinah. "

13But Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with deceit, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.

14We cannot do this thing," they said to them. "Giving our sister to an uncircumcised man is a disgrace to us.

14They said to them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a disgrace to us.

15We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are.

15"Only on this condition will we consent to you: if you will become like us, in that every male of you be circumcised,

16Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people.

16then 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.

17But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go."

17"But if you will not listen to us to be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go."

18Their words seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

18Now their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and Shechem, Hamor's son.

19The young man did not delay doing this, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most important in all his father's house.

19The 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.

20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men there."

20So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

21These men are peaceful toward us," they said. "Let them live in our land and move about in it, for indeed, the region is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as our wives and give our daughters to them.

21"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.

22But the men will agree to live with us and be one people only on this condition: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

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.

23Won't their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will live with us."

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."

24All the able-bodied men listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and all the able-bodied men were circumcised.

24All 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.

25On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male.

25Now 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.

26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah from Shechem's house, and went away.

26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem's house, and went forth.

27Jacob's other sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled.

27Jacob's sons came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister.

28They took their sheep, cattle, donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field.

28They took their flocks and their herds and their donkeys, and that which was in the city and that which was in the field;

29They captured all their possessions, children, and wives and plundered everything in the houses.

29and they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives, even all that was in the houses.

30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. 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 trouble on me by making me odious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and my men being few in number, they will gather together against me and attack me and I will be destroyed, I and my household."

31But they answered, "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?"

31But they said, "Should he treat our sister as a harlot?"

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