| New International Version | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. | 1Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land. |
| 2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her. | 2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force. |
| 3His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. | 3And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly. |
| 4And Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me this girl as my wife." | 4So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.” |
| 5When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled, his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home. | 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. |
| 6Then Shechem's father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob. | 6Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob. |
| 7Meanwhile, Jacob's sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob's daughter--a thing that should not be done. | 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. |
| 8But Hamor said to them, "My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. | 8But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for 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; give us your daughters, and take our daughters for yourselves. |
| 10You can settle among us; the land is open to you. Live in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it." | 10You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.” |
| 11Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask. | 11Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask. |
| 12Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I'll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife." | 12Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!” |
| 13Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob's sons replied deceitfully as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor. | 13But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully. |
| 14They said to them, "We can't do such a thing; we can't give our sister to a man who is not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us. | 14“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. |
| 15We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males. | 15We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males. |
| 16Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We'll settle among you and become one people with you. | 16Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people. |
| 17But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we'll take our sister and go." | 17But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.” |
| 18Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. | 18Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. |
| 19The young man, who was the most honored of all his father's family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. | 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. |
| 20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to the men of their city. | 20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city: |
| 21"These men are friendly toward us," they said. "Let them live in our land and trade in it; the land has plenty of room for them. We can marry their daughters and they can marry ours. | 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. |
| 22But the men will agree to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males be circumcised, as they themselves are. | 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. |
| 23Won't their livestock, their property and all their other animals become ours? So let us agree to their terms, and they will settle among us." | 23Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.” |
| 24All the men who went out of the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in the city was circumcised. | 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. |
| 25Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male. | 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. |
| 26They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left. | 26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away. |
| 27The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the city where their sister had been defiled. | 27Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled. |
| 28They seized their flocks and herds and donkeys and everything else of theirs in the city and out in the fields. | 28They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field. |
| 29They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children, taking as plunder everything in the houses. | 29They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses. |
| 30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me obnoxious to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land. We are few in number, and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed." | 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.” |
| 31But they replied, "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?" | 31But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?” |
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