![]() But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will be gone.’ Their words pleased Hamor and Hamor’s son Shechem. 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. Only on this condition will we agree with you-that you will become as we are by every male among you being circumcised. 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. Only give me the young woman to be my wife.’ The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister Dinah. Ask me for as great a bride-price and gift as you will, and I will give whatever you say to me. Dwell and trade in it, and get property in it.’ 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. You shall dwell with us, and the land shall be open to you. ![]() Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. But Hamor spoke with them, saying, ‘The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. The sons of Jacob had come in from the field as soon as they heard of it, and the men were indignant and very angry, because he had done an outrageous thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing must not be done. And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came. So Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, ‘Get me this girl for my wife.’ Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. ![]() He loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. And his soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, he seized her and lay with her and humiliated her. ![]() “Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land. ![]()
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