NASB — Genesis 34 — KJV

The Treachery of Jacob’s Sons

1 Now aDinah° the daughter° of Leah°, whom° she had borne° to Jacob°, went° out to Ivisit° the daughters° of the land°. 2 When Shechem° the son° of Hamor° athe Hivite°, the prince° of the land°, saw° her, he took° her and lay° with her Iby force°. 3 IHe was deeply° attracted° to Dinah° the daughter° of Jacob°, and he loved° the girl° and IIspoke° tenderly° to her. 4 So Shechem° aspoke° to his father° Hamor°, saying°, “Get° me this° young° girl° for a wife°.” 5 Now 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. 6 Then Hamor° the father° of Shechem° went° out to Jacob° to speak° with him. 7 Now 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 Iadisgraceful° thing° in Israel° IIby lying° with Jacob’s° daughter°, for such° a thing° ought not to be done°.

[1] ILit see aGn 30:21
[2] ILit and humbled her aGn 34:30
[3] ILit His soul clung IILit spoke to the heart of the girl
[4] aJg 14:2
[7] ILit senseless IILit to lie aDt 22:20-30; Jg 20:6; 2S 13:12

8 ¶ But Hamor° spoke° with them, saying°, “The soul° of my son° Shechem° longs° for your daughter°; please° give° her to him Iin marriage°. 9 Intermarry° with us; give° your daughters° to us and take° our daughters° for yourselves. 10 Thus you shall Ilive° with us, and athe land° shall be [open] before° you; Ilive° and btrade° in it and cacquire° property° in it.” 11 Shechem° 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. 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° Iin marriage°.”

[8] ILit for a wife
[10] ILit dwell aGn 13:9; 20:15 bGn 42:34 cGn 47:27
[12] ILit for a wife

13 ¶ But Jacob’s° sons° answered° Shechem° and his father° Hamor° with deceit°, because° he had defiled° Dinah° their sister°. 14 They said° to them, “We cannot°° do° this° thing°, to give° our sister° to aone° who° is uncircumcised°, for that would be a disgrace° to us. 15 Only° on this° [condition] will we consent° to you: if° you will become° like° us, in that every° male° of you be circumcised°, 16 then we will give° our daughters° to you, and we will take° your daughters° for ourselves, and we will Ilive° with you and become° one° people°. 17 But if° you will not listen° to us to be circumcised°, then we will take° our daughter° and go°.”

[14] aGn 17:14
[16] ILit dwell

18 ¶ Now their words° seemed° Ireasonable° to Hamor° and Shechem°, Hamor’s° son°. 19 The 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°. 20 So Hamor° and his son° Shechem° came° to the agate° of their city° and spoke° to the men° of their city°, saying°, 21 “These° men° are Ifriendly° with us; therefore let them IIlive° in the land° and trade° in it, for behold°, the land° is IIIlarge°° enough° for them. Let us take° their daughters° IVin marriage°, and give° our daughters° to them. 22 Only° on this° [condition] will the men° consent° to us to Ilive° with us, to become° one° people°: that every° male° among us be circumcised° as they are circumcised°. 23 Will not their livestock° and their property° and all° their animals° be ours? Only° let us consent° to them, and they will Ilive° with us.” 24 aAll° 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°.

[18] ILit good
[20] aRu 4:1; 2S 15:2
[21] ILit peaceful IILit dwell IIILit wide of hands before them IVLit to us for wives
[22] ILit dwell
[23] ILit dwell
[24] aGn 23:10

25 ¶ Now it came° about on the third° day°, when they were in pain°, that two° of Jacob’s° sons°, aSimeon° and Levi°, Dinah’s° brothers°, each° took° his sword° and came° upon the city° unawares°, and killed° every° male°. 26 They killed° Hamor° and his son° Shechem° with the edge° of the sword°, and took° Dinah° from Shechem’s° house°, and went° forth°. 27 Jacob’s° sons° came° upon the slain° and looted° the city°, because° they had defiled° their sister°. 28 They took° their flocks° and their herds° and their donkeys°, and that which° was in the city° and that which° was in the field°; 29 and they captured° and looted° all° their wealth° and all° their little° ones° and their wives°, even all° that [was] in the houses°. 30 Then Jacob° said° to Simeon° and Levi°, “You have abrought° trouble° on me by bmaking° me odious° among the inhabitants° of the land°, among cthe Canaanites° and the Perizzites°; and Idmy men° being few° in number°, they will gather° together against° me and IIattack° me and I will be destroyed°, I and my household°.” 31 But they said°, “Should he Itreat° our sister° as a harlot°?”

[25] aGn 49:5-7
[30] ILit I, few in number IILit smite aJsh 7:25 bEx 5:21; 1S 13:4; 2S 10:6 cGn 13:7; 34:2 dGn 46:26, 27; Dt 4:27; 1Ch 16:19; Ps 105:12
[31] IOr make


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Dinah is ravished by Shechem.

1 ¶ And Dinahº the daughterº of Leah,º which² she bareºª unto Jacob,º went outºª to seeºª the daughtersº of the land.º 2 And when Shechem¹² the sonº of Hamorº the Hivite,º princeº of the country,º sawºª her, he tookºª her, and lay¹ª with² her, and defiled² her.¹ª 3 And his soulº claveºª unto Dinahº the daughterº of Jacob,º and he lovedºª² the damsel,º and spakeºª kindlyº² unto the damsel.º

[1] Gn 26:34; 27:46; 28:6; 30:13, 21; 46:15; Jr 2:36; 1Ti 5:13; Tit 2:5.
[2] Gn 6:2; 10:17; 20:2; 33:19; 39:6; Dt 21:14; 22:24, 29; Jg 14:1; 19:24; 2S 11:2; Jb 31:1, 9; Pv 13:20; Ezk 22:10; Mt 5:28.
[3] Ru 1:14; 1S 18:1; 2S 19:7; 2Ch 30:22; Is 40:2; Ho 2:14.

He sueth to marry her.

4 And Shechem¹² spakeºª unto² his fatherº Hamor,º saying,ºª Getºª me² this² damselº to wife.º 5 And Jacobº heardºª that² he had defiledºª² Dinahº his daughter:º now his sonsº were² with² his cattleº in the field:º and Jacobº held his peaceºª until² they were come.ºª

[4] Gn 21:21; Jg 14:2; 2S 13:13.
[5] Gn 30:35; 37:13; Lv 10:3; 1S 10:27; 16:11; 17:15; 2S 13:22; Ps 39:9; Lk 15:25, 29.

6 ¶ And Hamorº the fatherº of Shechemº went outºª unto² Jacobº to communeºª withº him. 7 And the sonsº of Jacobº cameºª out of² the fieldº when they heardºª [it]: and the men¹² were grieved,ºª and they were very¹ wroth,ºª² because² he had wroughtºª follyº in Israelº in lying¹ª with²² Jacob'sº daughter;º which thing² ought not² to be done.ºª 8 And Hamorº communedºª with² them, saying,ºª The soulº of my sonº Shechem¹² longethºª for your daughter:º I pray you² giveºª her him to wife.º 9 And make ye marriagesºª with² us, [and] giveºª your daughtersº unto us, and takeºª our daughtersº unto you. 10 And ye shall dwellºª with² us: and the landº shall beºª before² you;¹ dwellºª and tradeºª ye therein, and get you possessionsºª therein. 11 And Shechem¹² saidºª unto² her fatherº and unto² her brethren,º Let me findºª graceº in your eyes,º and what² ye shall sayºª unto² me I will give.ºª 12 Askºª² me never so muchº dowryº and gift,º and I will giveºª according as² ye shall sayºª unto² me: but giveºª me² the damselº to wife.º

[7] Gn 20:9; 46:7; Ex 19:5; Lv 4:2, 13, 27; Dt 22:21; 23:17; Jsh 7:15; Jg 19:22; 20:6; 2S 13:12, 21; Ps 93:5; Pv 7:7; 1Co 6:18; 10:8; Ep 5:3; Col 3:5; 1Ti 5:13; He 13:4; Jm 3:10; 1P 2:9.
[8] Gn 34:3; 1K 11:2; Ps 63:1; 84:2; 119:20.
[9] Gn 6:2; 19:14; 24:3; 26:34; 27:46; Dt 7:3.
[10] Gn 13:9; 20:15; 34:21; 42:34; 47:27.
[11] Gn 18:3; 33:15.
[12] Gn 24:53; 29:18; 31:41; Ex 22:16; Dt 22:28; 1S 18:25; 2S 3:14; Ho 3:2; Mt 14:17.

The sons of Jacob offer their condition of circumcision to the Shechemites.

13 And the sonsº of Jacobº answeredºª² Shechem¹² and Hamorº his fatherº deceitfully,º and said,ºª because² he had defiledºª² Dinahº their sister:º 14 And they saidºª unto² them, We cannotººª doºª this² thing,º to giveºª² our sisterº to oneº that² is uncircumcised;º for² that² [were] a reproachº unto us: 15 But² in thisº will we consentºª unto you: If² ye will be² as we [be], that every² maleº of you be circumcised;ºª 16 Then will we giveºª² our daughtersº unto you, and we will takeºª your daughtersº to us, and we will dwellºª with² you, and we will become² oneº people.º 17 But if² ye will not² hearkenºª unto² us, to be circumcised;ºª then will we takeºª² our daughter,º and we will be gone.ºª 18 And their wordsº pleasedººª Hamor,º and Shechem¹² Hamor'sº son.º 19 And the young manº deferredºª not² to doºª the thing,º because² he had delightºª in Jacob'sº daughter:º and he² [was] more honourableºª than all²² the houseº of his father.º

[13] Gn 25:27; Jg 15:3; 2S 13:23; Jb 13:4, 7; Ps 12:2; Pv 12:13, 18; 24:28; 26:24; Is 59:13; Mi 7:2; Mt 28:13; Ro 12:19; 1Th 5:15.
[14] Gn 17:11; Jsh 5:2; 1S 14:6; 17:26, 36; 2S 1:20; 15:7; 1K 21:9; Mt 2:8, 13; 23:1; Ro 4:11.
[15] Ga 4:12.
[19] Gn 29:20; 41:20; Nu 22:15; 1S 22:14; 2K 5:1; 1Ch 4:9; So 8:6; Is 3:3; 5:13; 23:8; 62:4; Ac 13:50; 17:12.

Hamor and Shechem persuade them to accept it.

20 ¶ And Hamorº and Shechem¹² his sonº cameºª unto² the gateº of their city,º and communedºª with² the men¹² of their city,º saying,ºª 21 These² men¹² [are] peaceableº withº us; therefore let them dwellºª in the land,º and tradeºª therein; for the land,º behold,² [it is] large¹ enoughº² for² them;¹ let us takeºª² their daughtersº to us for wives,º and let us giveºª them our daughters.º 22 Only² hereinº will the men¹² consentºª unto us for to dwellºª with² us, to be² oneº people,º if every² maleº among us be circumcised,ºª as² they² [are] circumcised.ºª 23 [Shall] not² their cattleº and their substanceº and every² beastº of theirs [be] ours? only² let us consentºª unto them, and they will dwellºª with² us. 24 And unto² Hamorº and unto² Shechem¹² his sonº hearkenedºª all² that went outºª of the gateº of his city;º and every² maleº was circumcised,ºª all² that went outºª of the gateº of his city.º

[20] Gn 22:17; 23:10; Dt 17:5; Ru 4:1; Jb 29:7; Pv 31:23; Am 5:10, 12, 15; Zc 8:16.
[22] Gn 34:15.
[23] Pv 1:12; 23:4; 28:20; Jn 2:16; 6:26; Ac 19:24; 1Ti 6:6.
[24] Gn 17:23; 23:10, 18; Is 1:10; Mt 7:6; Ro 2:28; 1Co 7:19.

The sons of Jacob upon that advantage slay them,

25 ¶ And it came to pass² on the thirdº day,º when they were² sore,ºª that twoº of the sonsº of Jacob,º Simeonº and Levi,º Dinah'sº brethren,º tookºª each manº his sword,º and cameºª upon² the cityº boldly,º and slewºª all² the males.º 26 And they slewºª Hamorº and Shechem¹² his sonº with the edgeº of the sword,º and tookºª² Dinahº out¹ª of Shechem's¹² house,º² and went out.ºª

[25] Gn 29:33; 49:5, 6, 7; Nu 31:7, 17; Jsh 5:6, 8; 2Ch 32:25; Pv 4:16; 6:34.
[26] Dt 32:42; 2S 2:26; Is 31:8.

and spoil their city.

27 The sonsº of Jacobº cameºª upon² the slain,º and spoiledºª the city,º because² they had defiledºª their sister.º 28 They tookºª² their sheep,º and their oxen,º and their asses,º and that which² [was] in the city,º and that which² [was] in the field,º 29 And all² their wealth,º and all² their little ones,º and their wivesº took they captive,ºª and spoiledºª even all² that² [was] in the house.º

[27] Gn 34:2, 13, 31; Ex 2:14; Jsh 7:1, 21; Es 9:10, 16; 1Ti 6:10.
[28] Nu 31:17; Dt 8:17; Jb 1:15; 20:5.

Jacob reproveth Simeon and Levi.

30 And Jacobº saidºª to² Simeonº and Levi,º Ye have troubledºª me to make me to stinkºª among the inhabitantsºª of the land,º among the Canaanitesº and the Perizzites:º and I² [being] fewº in number,º they shall gather themselves togetherºª against² me, and slay² me;¹ª and I shall be destroyed,ºª I² and my house.º 31 And they said,ºª Should he deal¹ª with²² our sisterº as with an harlot?ºª

[30] Gn 12:2, 12; 28:13; 49:5; Ex 5:21; Dt 4:17; 7:7; Jsh 7:25; 1S 13:4; 16:2; 27:1, 12; 1K 18:18; 1Ch 2:7; 16:12; 19:6; Ps 105:12; Pv 11:17, 29; 15:27; Ro 4:18.
[31] Gn 34:13; 49:7; Pv 6:34.


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