| King James Bible | New International Version |
| 1And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. | 1Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land. |
| 2And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. | 2When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her. |
| 3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. | 3His heart was drawn to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her. |
| 4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. | 4And Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me this girl as my wife." |
| 5And 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. | 5When Jacob heard that his daughter Dinah had been defiled, his sons were in the fields with his livestock; so he did nothing about it until they came home. |
| 6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. | 6Then Shechem's father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob. |
| 7And 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. | 7Meanwhile, Jacob's sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob's daughter--a thing that should not be done. |
| 8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. | 8But Hamor said to them, "My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife. |
| 9And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. | 9Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves. |
| 10And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. | 10You can settle among us; the land is open to you. Live in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it." |
| 11And 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. | 11Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask. |
| 12Ask 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. | 12Make the price for the bride and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I'll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife." |
| 13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: | 13Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob's sons replied deceitfully as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor. |
| 14And 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: | 14They said to them, "We can't do such a thing; we can't give our sister to a man who is not circumcised. That would be a disgrace to us. |
| 15But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; | 15We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males. |
| 16Then 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. | 16Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We'll settle among you and become one people with you. |
| 17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone. | 17But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we'll take our sister and go." |
| 18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. | 18Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem. |
| 19And 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. | 19The young man, who was the most honored of all his father's family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. |
| 20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, | 20So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to the men of their city. |
| 21These 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. | 21"These men are friendly toward us," they said. "Let them live in our land and trade in it; the land has plenty of room for them. We can marry their daughters and they can marry ours. |
| 22Only 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. | 22But the men will agree to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males be circumcised, as they themselves are. |
| 23Shall 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. | 23Won't their livestock, their property and all their other animals become ours? So let us agree to their terms, and they will settle among us." |
| 24And 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. | 24All the men who went out of the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in the city was circumcised. |
| 25And 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. | 25Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male. |
| 26And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. | 26They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left. |
| 27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. | 27The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the city where their sister had been defiled. |
| 28They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, | 28They seized their flocks and herds and donkeys and everything else of theirs in the city and out in the fields. |
| 29And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. | 29They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children, taking as plunder everything in the houses. |
| 30And 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. | 30Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me obnoxious to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land. We are few in number, and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed." |
| 31And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot? | 31But they replied, "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?" |
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