| International Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Some time later, Dinah, Leah's daughter whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. | 1Dinah, Leah's daughter whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see some of the young women of the area. |
| 2When Hamor the Hivite's son Shechem, the regional leader, saw her, he grabbed her and raped her, humiliating her. | 2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the region, saw her, he took her and raped her. |
| 3He was attached to Dinah, Jacob's daughter, since he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. | 3He became infatuated with Dinah, daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her." |
| 4Then Shechem told his father Hamor, "Get this young woman for me to be my wife." | 4Get me this girl as a wife," he told his father Hamor. |
| 5Because Jacob learned that Shechem had dishonored his daughter Dinah while his sons were still out with their cattle on the open range, he remained silent until they returned. | 5Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent until they returned. |
| 6Meanwhile, Shechem's father Hamor arrived to talk to Jacob. | 6Meanwhile, Shechem's father Hamor came to speak with Jacob. |
| 7Just then Jacob's sons arrived from the field. When they heard what had happened, they were distraught with grief and livid with anger toward Shechem, because he had committed a disgraceful deed in Israel by forcing Jacob's daughter to have sex, an act that never should have happened. | 7Jacob's sons returned from the field when they heard about the incident and were deeply grieved and angry. For Shechem had committed an outrage against Israel by raping Jacob's daughter, and such a thing should not be done. |
| 8But Hamor said this: "My son is deeply attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. | 8Hamor said to Jacob's sons, "My son Shechem is strongly attracted to your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. |
| 9Intermarry with us. Give your daughters to us and take our sons for yourselves. | 9Intermarry with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. |
| 10Live with us anywhere you want. Live, trade, and grow rich in it." | 10Live with us. The land is before you. Settle here, move about, and acquire property in it." |
| 11Shechem also addressed Dinah's father and brothers. He told them, "If you'll just approve me, I'll give whatever you ask of me. | 11Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Grant me this favor, and I'll give you whatever you say. |
| 12No matter how big or how extensive your demands are for a dowry and wedding presents from me, I'll provide whatever you ask. Only give me the young lady to be my wife." | 12Demand of me a high compensation and gift; I'll give you whatever you ask me. Just give the girl to be my wife!" |
| 13But Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceptively, because Shechem had dishonored their sister Dinah. | 13But Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor deceitfully because he had defiled their sister Dinah. " |
| 14They told them, "We can't do this. We can't give our sister to a man who isn't circumcised, because that would be insulting to us. | 14We cannot do this thing," they said to them. "Giving our sister to an uncircumcised man is a disgrace to us. |
| 15But we'll agree to your request, only if you will become like us by circumcising every male among you. | 15We will agree with you only on this condition: if all your males are circumcised as we are. |
| 16Then we'll give our daughters to you and take your daughters for ourselves, live among you, and be as a united people. | 16Then we will give you our daughters, take your daughters for ourselves, live with you, and become one people. |
| 17But if you won't listen to us, then we're going to take our daughter and leave." | 17But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and go." |
| 18What they said pleased Hamor and his son Shechem, | 18Their words seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. |
| 19so the young man did not delay the matter any further, since he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. Now Shechem was the most important person in his father's household. | 19The young man did not delay doing this, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. Now he was the most important in all his father's house. |
| 20So Hamor and his son Shechem entered the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city. | 20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and spoke to the men there." |
| 21"These men are at peace with us," they announced. "Therefore, let them live in the land and trade in it. Look! The land is large enough for them. Let's take their daughters as wives for ourselves and let's give our sons to them. | 21These men are peaceful toward us," they said. "Let them live in our land and move about in it, for indeed, the region is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as our wives and give our daughters to them. |
| 22"However," they added, "only on this condition will the men consent to live with us and be united as a single people with us: every male among us will have to be circumcised just as they are. | 22But the men will agree to live with us and be one people only on this condition: if all our men are circumcised as they are. |
| 23Shouldn't all their cattle, acquisitions, and animals belong to us? So, let's give our consent to them, and then they'll live with us." | 23Won't their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will live with us." |
| 24All of the males who heard Hamor and his son Shechem, who had gone out to the city gate, were circumcised. | 24All the able-bodied men listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and all the able-bodied men were circumcised. |
| 25Three days later, while they were still in pain, Jacob's sons Simeon and Levi, two of Dinah's brothers, each grabbed a sword and entered the city unannounced, intending to kill all the males. | 25On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male. |
| 26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took back Dinah from Shechem's house, and left. | 26They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah from Shechem's house, and went away. |
| 27Jacob's other sons came along afterward and plundered the city where their sister had been defiled, | 27Jacob's other sons came to the slaughter and plundered the city because their sister had been defiled. |
| 28seizing all of their flocks, herds, donkeys, and whatever else was in the city or had been left out in the field. | 28They took their sheep, cattle, donkeys, and whatever was in the city and in the field. |
| 29They carried off all their wealth, their children, and their wives as captives, plundering everything that remained in the houses. | 29They captured all their possessions, children, and wives and plundered everything in the houses. |
| 30Then Jacob told Simeon and Levi, "You have certainly stirred up trouble for me! You've made me despised by the Canaanites and the Perizzites who live in this territory. Because I have only a few men with me, they're going to gather themselves together and attack me until I am totally destroyed, along with my entire household!" | 30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed." |
| 31"Should he have treated our sister like a whore?" they asked in response. | 31But they answered, "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?" |
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