rsv Genesis:34:1-19
rsv@Genesis:34:1 @ Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land;
rsv@Genesis:34:2 @ and when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humbled her.
rsv@Genesis:34:3 @ And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob; he loved the maiden and spoke tenderly to her.
rsv@Genesis:34:4 @ So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get me this maiden for my wife."
rsv@Genesis:34:5 @ Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah; but his sons were with his cattle in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.
rsv@Genesis:34:6 @ And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him.
rsv@Genesis:34:7 @ The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard of it; and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had wrought folly in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.
rsv@Genesis:34:8 @ But Hamor spoke with them, saying, "The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; I pray you, give her to him in marriage.
rsv@Genesis:34:9 @ Make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
rsv@Genesis:34:10 @ You shall dwell with us; and the land shall be open to you; dwell and trade in it, and get property in it."
rsv@Genesis:34:11 @ Shechem also said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give.
rsv@Genesis:34:12 @ Ask of me ever so much as marriage present and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; only give me the maiden to be my wife."
rsv@Genesis:34:13 @ The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah.
rsv@Genesis:34:14 @ They 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.
rsv@Genesis:34:15 @ Only on this condition will we consent to you: that you will become as we are and every male of you be circumcised.
rsv@Genesis:34:16 @ Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people.
rsv@Genesis:34:17 @ But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone."
rsv@Genesis:34:18 @ Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem.
rsv@Genesis:34:19 @ And the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most honored of all his family.
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