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Becoming deeply attached to Jacob's daughter Dinah, he fell in love with the girl, and tried to make up with her. 
Vatidbak nafsho beDinah bat-Ya'akov vaye'ehav et-hana'arah vayedaber al-lev hana'arah.

34:4

Shechem said to his father Chamor, 'Get me this young girl as a wife.' 
Vayomer Shchem el-Chamor aviv lemor kach-li et-hayaldah hazot le'ishah.

34:5

Jacob learned that his daughter Dinah had been defiled. His sons were in the field with the livestock, and Jacob remained silent until they came home. 
VaYa'akov shama ki time et-Dinah vito uvanav hayu et-miknehu basadeh vehecherish Ya'akov ad-bo'am.

34:7

Jacob's sons returned from the field. When they heard what had happened, the men were shocked and they seethed with anger. [Shechem] had committed an outrage against Israel, sleeping with a daughter of Jacob! Such an act could not be tolerated! 
Uveney Ya'akov ba'u min-hasadeh keshom'am vayit'atsvu ha'anashim vayichar lahem me'od ki nevalah asah beYisra'el lishkav et-bat-Ya'akov vechen lo ye'aseh.

34:8

Chamor tried to reason with them. 'My son Shechem is deeply in love with your daughter,' he said. 'If you would, let him marry her. 
Vayedaber Chamor itam lemor Shchem beni chaskah nafsho bevitchem tenu na otah lo le'ishah.

34:10

You will be able to live with us, and the land will be open before you. Settle down, do business here, and [the land] will become your property.' 
Ve'itanu teshevu veha'arets tihyeh lifneychem shvu uscharuha vehe'achazu bah.

34:11

Shechem [also] spoke to [Dinah's] father and brothers. 'I will do anything to regain your favor. I will give you whatever you ask. 
Vayomer Shchem el-aviha ve'el-acheyha emtsa-chen be'eyneychem va'asher tomru elay eten.

34:12

Set the bridal payment and gifts as high as you like - I will give whatever you demand of me. Just let me have the girl as my wife.' 
Harbu alay me'od mohar umatan ve'etnah ka'asher tomru elay utenu-li et-hana'arah le'ishah.

34:13

When Jacob's sons replied to Shechem and his father Chamor, it was with an ulterior motive. After all, they were speaking to the one who had defiled their sister Dinah. 
Vaya'anu vney Ya'akov et-Shchem ve'et-Chamor aviv bemirmah veyedaberu asher time et-Dinah achotam.

34:14

'We can't do that,' they said. 'Giving our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us. 
Vayomru aleyhem lo nuchal la'asot hadavar hazeh latet et-achotenu le'ish asher-lo orlah ki-cherpah hi lanu.

34:15

The only way we can possibly agree is if you will be like us and circumcise every male. 
Ach-bezot ne'ot lachem im tihyu chamonu lehimol lachem kol-zachar.

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Only then will we give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will be able to live together with you and [both of us] will become a single nation. 
Venatanu et-benoteynu lachem ve'et benoteychem nikach-lanu veyashavnu itchem vehayinu le'am echad.

34:17

But if you do not accept our terms and agree to be circumcised, we will take our daughter and go.' 
Ve'im-lo tishme'u eleynu lehimol velakachnu et-bitenu vehalachnu.

34:18

Their terms seemed fair to Chamor and his son Shechem. 
Vayitvu divreyhem be'eyney Chamor uve'eyney Shchem ben-Chamor.

34:19

Since he desired Jacob's daughter, the young man lost no time in doing it. He was the most respected person in his father's house. 
Velo-echar hana'ar la'asot hadavar ki chafets bevat-Ya'akov vehu nichbad mikol beyt aviv.

34:20

Chamor and his son Shechem came to the city gate, and they spoke to the citizens of their city. 
Vayavo Chamor uShchem beno el-sha'ar iram vayedaberu el-anshey iram lemor.

34:21

'These men are friendly toward us,' they said. 'They live on the land and support themselves profitably from it. The land has more than ample room for them. We will marry their daughters, and give them ours. 
Ha'anashim ha'eleh shlemim hem itanu veyeshvu va'arets veyischaru otah veha'arets hineh rachavat-yadayim lifneyhem et-benotam nikach-lanu lenashim ve'et benoteynu niten-lahem.

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But it is only if their terms are met that these men will consent to live with us and become one nation. Every male among us must first be circumcised, just as they are circumcised. 
Ach-bezot ye'otu lanu ha'anashim lashevet itanu lihyot le'am echad behimol-lanu kol-zachar ka'asher hem nimolim.

34:23

Won't their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals eventually be ours? Just let us agree to their condition and live with them.' 
Miknehem vekinyanam vechol-behemtam halo lanu hem ach ne'otah lahem veyeshvu itanu.

34:24

All the people who came out to the city gate agreed with Chamor and his son Shechem. The males who passed through the city gate all allowed themselves to be circumcised. 
Vayishme'u el-Chamor ve'el-Shchem beno kol-yotsey sha'ar iro vayimolu kol-zachar kol-yots'ey sha'ar iro.

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They also killed Chamor and his son Shechem by the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem's house. Then they left. 
Ve'et Chamor ve'et Shchem beno hargu lefi-charev vayikchu et-Dinah mibeyt Shchem vayetse'u.

34:27

Jacob's sons came upon the dead, and plundered the city that had defiled their sister. 
Beney Ya'akov ba'u al-hachalalim vayavozu ha'ir asher time'u achotam.

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They took the sheep, cattle, donkeys, and whatever else was in the city and the field. 
Et-tsonam ve'et bekaram ve'et chamoreyhem ve'et asher ba'ir ve'et asher basadeh lakachu.

34:29

They also took the women and all the children as captives. They took everything from the houses, plundering all the [city's] wealth. 
Ve'et-kol-cheylam ve'et-kol-tapam ve'et-nesheyhem shavu vayavozu ve'et kol-asher babayit.

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'Should he have been allowed to treat our sister like a prostitute?' they replied. 
Vayomeru hachezonah ya'aseh et-achotenu.