Now Dinah,וַ דִינָהthe daughterבַּתof Leah,לֵאָהwhomאֲשֶׁרshe had borneיָלְדָהto Jacob,לְיַעֲקֹבwent outתֵּצֵאto seeלִרְאוֹתthe daughtersבִּבְנוֹתof the land.הָאָרֶץ
Shechemשְׁכֶםsonבֶּןof Hamorחֲמוֹרthe Hivite,הַחִוִּיthe chiefנְשִׂיאof the land,הָאָרֶץsawוַיַּרְאher,אֹתָהּand he tookוַיִּקַּחher,אֹתָהּlayוַיִּשְׁכַּבwith her,אֹתָהּand humbled her.וַיְעַנֶּהָ
But his soulוַ נַפְשׁוֹclungתִּדְבַּקto Dinah,בְּדִינָהthe daughterבַּתof Jacob;יַעֲקֹבhe lovedוַיֶּאֱהַבthe young womanאֶת הַנַּעֲרָand spokeוַיְדַבֵּרto the heartעַל לֵבof the young woman.הַנַּעֲרָ
Shechemשְׁכֶםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Hamorאֶל חֲמוֹרhis father,אָבִיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“Getקַחmeלִיthisהַזֹּאתgirlאֶת הַיַּלְדָּהas a wife.”לְאִשָּׁה
Jacobוְיַעֲקֹבheardשָׁמַעthatכִּיhe had madeטִמֵּאDinahאֶת דִּינָהhis daughterבִתּוֹunclean;טִמֵּאbut his sonsוּבָנָיוwereהָיוּwith his livestockאֶת מִקְנֵהוּin the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהso Jacobוְ יַעֲקֹבkept silentהֶחֱרִשׁuntilעַדthey came.בֹּאָם
Hamorחֲמוֹרthe fatherאֲבִיof Shechemשְׁכֶםwent outוַיֵּצֵאto Jacobאֶל יַעֲקֹבto speakלְדַבֵּרwith him.אִתּוֹ
The sonsוּבְנֵיof Jacobיַעֲקֹבcameבָּאוּfrom the fieldמִן הַשָּׂדֶהwhen they heard it,כְּשָׁמְעָםand the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםwere grievedוַיִּתְעַצְּבוּand veryמְאֹדangry,וַיִּחַר לָהֶםbecauseכִּיhe had doneעָשָׂהan outrageנְבָלָהin Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵלby lyingלִשְׁכַּבwith the daughterאֶת בַּתof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבand such a thingוְכֵןis notלֹאdone.יֵעָשֶׂה
Hamorחֲמוֹרspokeוַיְדַבֵּרwith them,אִתָּםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Shechem,שְׁכֶםmy son,בְּנִיhis soulנַפְשׁוֹlongsחָשְׁקָהfor your daughter;בְּבִתְּכֶםpleaseנָאgiveתְּנוּherאֹתָהּto himלוֹas a wife.לְאִשָּׁה
Intermarryוְהִתְחַתְּנוּwith us;אֹתָנוּgiveתִּתְּנוּyour daughtersבְּנֹתֵיכֶםto us,לָנוּand takeוְ תִּקְחוּour daughtersאֶת בְּנֹתֵינוּfor yourselves.לָכֶם
You shall dwellוְ תֵּשֵׁבוּwith us,אִתָּנוּand the landוְהָאָרֶץshall beתִּהְיֶהbefore you;לִפְנֵיכֶםdwell in it,שְׁבוּtrade in it,וּסְחָרוּהָand acquire propertyוְהֵאָחֲזוּin it.”בָּהּ
Shechemשְׁכֶםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto her fatherאֶל אָבִיהand to her brothers,וְאֶל אַחֶיהָ“Let me findאֶמְצָאfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֵיכֶםand whateverוַאֲשֶׁרyou sayתֹּאמְרוּto meאֵלַיI will give.אֶתֵּן
Increaseהַרְבּוּvery muchמְאֹדthe bride-priceמֹהַרand the giftוּמַתָּןyou require of me,עָלַיand I will giveוְאֶתְּנָהjust asכַּאֲשֶׁרyou sayתֹּאמְרוּto me;אֵלָיonly giveוּתְנוּmeלִיthe young womanאֶת הַנַּעֲרָas a wife.”לְאִשָּׁה
The sonsבְנֵיof JacobיַעֲקֹבansweredוַיַּעֲנוּShechemאֶת שְׁכֶםand Hamorוְאֶת חֲמוֹרhis fatherאָבִיוwith deceitבְּמִרְמָהand spoke,וַיְדַבֵּרוּbecauseאֲשֶׁרhe had madeטִמֵּאDinahאֵת דִּינָהtheir sisterאֲחֹתָםunclean.טִמֵּא
They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“We cannotלֹא נוּכַלdoלַעֲשׂוֹתthisהַזֶּהthing,הַדָּבָרto giveלָתֵתour sisterאֶת אֲחֹתֵנוּto a manלְאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרis uncircumcised,לוֹ עָרְלָהforכִּיthatהִואwould be a disgraceחֶרְפָּהto us.לָנוּ
Onlyאַךְon this conditionבְּזֹאתwill we consentנֵאוֹתto you:לָכֶםifאִםyou becomeתִּהְיוּlike us,כָמֹנוּby circumcisingלְהִמֹּלeveryכָּלmaleזָכָרamong you.לָכֶם
Then we will giveוְנָתַנּוּour daughtersאֶת בְּנֹתֵינוּto you,לָכֶםand your daughtersוְאֶת בְּנֹתֵיכֶםwe will takeנִקַּחfor ourselves,לָנוּand we will dwellוְיָשַׁבְנוּwith youאִתְּכֶםand becomeוְהָיִינוּoneאֶחָדpeople.לְעַם
But ifוְאִםyou will notלֹאlistenתִשְׁמְעוּto usאֵלֵינוּand be circumcised,לְהִמּוֹלthen we will takeוְלָקַחְנוּour daughterאֶת בִּתֵּנוּand go.”וְהָלָכְנוּ
Their wordsוַ דִבְרֵיהֶםseemed goodיִּיטְבוּin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof Hamorחֲמוֹרand in the eyesוּבְעֵינֵיof Shechem,שְׁכֶםHamor’sחֲמוֹרson.בֶּן
The young manהַנַּעַרdid notוְלֹאdelayאֵחַרto doלַעֲשׂוֹתthe thing,הַדָּבָרforכִּיhe delightedחָפֵץin the daughterבְּבַתof Jacob;יַעֲקֹבand heוְהוּאwas the most honoredנִכְבָּדof allמִכֹּלthe houseבֵּיתof his father.אָבִיו
So Hamorוַ חֲמוֹרand Shechemוּשְׁכֶםhis sonבְּנוֹcameיָּבֹאto the gateאֶל שַׁעַרof their cityעִירָםand spokeוַיְדַבְּרוּto the menאֶל אַנְשֵׁיof their city,עִירָםsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Theseהָאֵלֶּהmenהָאֲנָשִׁיםareהֵםat peaceשְׁלֵמִיםwith us;אִתָּנוּlet them dwellוְיֵשְׁבוּin the landבָאָרֶץand tradeוְיִסְחֲרוּin it,אֹתָהּfor the land,וְהָאָרֶץlook,הִנֵּהis spacious enoughרַחֲבַת יָדַיִםfor them.לִפְנֵיהֶםTheir daughtersאֶת בְּנֹתָםwe will takeנִקַּחfor ourselvesלָנוּas wives,לְנָשִׁיםand our daughtersוְאֶת בְּנֹתֵינוּwe will giveנִתֵּןto them.לָהֶם
Onlyאַךְon this conditionבְּזֹאתwill the menהָאֲנָשִׁיםconsentיֵאֹתוּto usלָנוּto dwellלָשֶׁבֶתwith us,אִתָּנוּto becomeלִהְיוֹתoneאֶחָדpeople:לְעַםwhen everyבְּ כָּלmaleזָכָרamong usלָנוּis circumcisedהִמּוֹלasכַּאֲשֶׁרtheyהֵםare circumcised.נִמֹּלִים
Their livestock,מִקְנֵהֶםtheir property,וְקִנְיָנָםand allוְכָלtheir animals,בְּהֶמְתָּםwill they notהֲלוֹאbe ours?לָנוּ הֵםOnlyאַךְlet us consentנֵאוֹתָהto them,לָהֶםand they will dwellוְיֵשְׁבוּwith us.”אִתָּנוּ
Allכָּלwho went outיֹצְאֵיof the gateשַׁעַרof his cityעִירוֹlistenedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּto Hamorאֶל חֲמוֹרand to Shechemוְאֶל שְׁכֶםhis son,בְּנוֹand everyכָּלmaleזָכָרwas circumcised,וַיִּמֹּלוּallכָּלwho went outיֹצְאֵיof the gateשַׁעַרof his city.עִירוֹ
It happenedוַיְהִיon the third day,בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁיwhileבִּtheyהְיוֹתָםwere in pain,כֹּאֲבִיםthat twoוַ שְׁנֵיof the sonsבְנֵיof Jacob,יַעֲקֹבSimeonשִׁמְעוֹןand Levi,וְלֵוִיbrothersאֲחֵיof Dinah,דִינָהtookיִּקְחוּeachאִישׁhis swordחַרְבּוֹand cameוַיָּבֹאוּupon the city,עַל הָעִירwhich was unsuspecting,בֶּטַחand killedוַיַּהַרְגוּeveryכָּלmale.זָכָר
Hamorוְאֶת חֲמוֹרand Shechemוְאֶת שְׁכֶםhis sonבְּנוֹthey killedהָרְגוּwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword,חָרֶבand they tookוַיִּקְחוּDinahאֶת דִּינָהfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof Shechemשְׁכֶםand went out.וַיֵּצֵאוּ
The sonsבְּנֵיof Jacobיַעֲקֹבcameבָּאוּupon the slainעַל הַחֲלָלִיםand plunderedוַיָּבֹזּוּthe city,הָעִירbecauseאֲשֶׁרthey had madeטִמְּאוּtheir sisterאֲחוֹתָםunclean.טִמְּאוּ
Their flocks,אֶת צֹאנָםtheir herds,וְאֶת בְּקָרָםtheir donkeys,וְאֶת חֲמֹרֵיהֶּםwhatוְאֵת אֲשֶׁרwas in the cityבָּעִירand whatוְאֶת אֲשֶׁרwas in the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהthey took.לָקָחוּ
Allוְאֶת כָּלtheir wealth,חֵילָםallוְאֶת כָּלtheir little onesטַפָּםand their wivesוְאֶת נְשֵׁיהֶםthey took captiveשָׁבוּand plundered,וַיָּבֹזּוּandוְallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרwas in the house.בַּבָּיִת
Jacobיַעֲקֹבsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Simeonאֶל שִׁמְעוֹןand to Levi,וְאֶל לֵוִי“You have brought troubleעֲכַרְתֶּםon meאֹתִיby making me odiousלְהַבְאִישֵׁנִיto the inhabitantsבְּיֹשֵׁבof the land,הָאָרֶץthe Canaanitesבַּכְּנַעֲנִיand the Perizzites.וּבַפְּרִזִּיAnd Iוַאֲנִיhave fewמִסְפָּרmen;מְתֵיif they gatherוְנֶאֶסְפוּagainst meעָלַיand strike me,וְהִכּוּנִיI will be destroyed,וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּיIאֲנִיand my house.”וּבֵיתִי
But they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Should he treatיַעֲשֶׂהour sisterאֶת אֲחוֹתֵנוּlike a prostitute?”הַכְזוֹנָה