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Genesis 26-34 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 00:01, December 23, 2009
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==Chapter 34==
==Chapter 34==
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|And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
|And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
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|[[Dinah]], daughter of [[Leah]], to whom Leah had given birth for [[Jacob]], went out to see some of the young women in the land.
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|Literally, "daughters of the land."
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|And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
|And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
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|[[Shechem]] son of [[Hamor]] the [[Hivite]], the prince of the land, saw her. He then took her, was intimate with her, and humiliated her.
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|And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
|And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
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|His soul clung to Dinah daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman, and spoke to her heart.
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|And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
|And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
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|Then Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Take this girl for me as my wife."
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|And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
|And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.
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|Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. His sons were with his cattle in the field, and Jacob kept silent until they had come.
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|And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
|And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
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|Hamor father of Shechem went out to Jacob in order to speak with him.
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|And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
|And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
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|The sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it. They were mortified and terrifically angry, because he had done a decadent thing in Israel by lying with Jacob's daughter, and this sort of thing was not done.
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|And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
|And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
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|Hamor spoke with them, saying, "My son Shechem's soul is attached to your daughter. Please give her to him for a wife."
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|And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
|And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
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|"And intermarry with us, and give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves."
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|This was carrying "marriage of state" to a great extreme.
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|And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
|And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
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|"And live with us, and the land will be before you. Live in the land, and be merchants in it, and have business interests in it."
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|Hamor proposes not only intermarriage but a thoroughgoing commercial alliance.
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|And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
|And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
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|Shechem said to her father and brothers, "Let me find grace in your eyes. I will pay whatever price you name."
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|Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
|Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
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|"Name the highest bride-price and gift, and I will pay whatever you say, but give me the young woman to be my wife."
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|And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
|And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
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|The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor in deceit, and justified themselves by saying that Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah.
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|And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
|And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
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|So they told them, "We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a man having his foreskin still attached. That would shame us."
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|But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
|But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
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|"We will consent to you if you will become like us: every male must be circumcised."
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|Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
|Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
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|"Then we will give our daughters to you, and will take your daughters for ourselves, and will live with you, and will become one people."
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|But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
|But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
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|"But if you won't listen to us, and won't be circumcised, we will take our daughter, and will go away."
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|And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
|And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
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|Their words were good in the eyes of Hamor and of his son Shechem.
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|And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
|And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
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|The young man did this thing without delay, because he found Jacob's daughter delightful. He showed greater honor than the entire household of his father.
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|And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
|And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
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|So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, and said,
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|These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
|These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
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|"These men are peaceable with us. So let them live in the land, and be merchants in it. The land can certainly support them. And we will take their daughters to be our wives, and give them our daughters."
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|Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
|Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
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|"And on this condition they will consent to live with us and be one people: every male among us must be circumcised, as they have been circumcised."
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|Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
|Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
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|"Will not their cattle and goods and every beast belonging to them, belong to us? So let us consent to them, and they will live with us."
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|Hamor is looking ahead to enriching his kingdom by assimilating Jacob and his people. Or so he thinks.
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|And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
|And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
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|Everyone who went out of the gate of Hamor's city listened to him and his son Shechem. Every male was circumcised among those who went out of the gate of the city.
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|And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
|And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
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|And so it happened on the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, [[Simeon]] and [[Levi]], Dinah's brothers, took a sword each, came upon the city when everyone trusted them, and killed every male.
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|And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
|And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.
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|They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of the house of Shechem and went away.
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|The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
|The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
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|The sons of Jacob then came upon the slain men, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.
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|They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,
|They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,
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|They took their [[sheep]], their [[ox]]en, and their [[donkey]]s, and everything valuable in the city and in the field.
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|And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
|And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
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|They captured their entire estate, and all their little children and their wives, and plundered everything in the house.
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|And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
|And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
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|Jacob told Simeon and Levi, "You have caused me a lot of trouble, and made me a stench among those who live in the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I will be doomed to die! We are outnumbered, and they will gather together against me, and kill me, and I will be exterminated, I and my entire household!"
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|And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
|And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
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|And they said, "Should we treat our sister as though she were a prostitute?"
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== References ==
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