Genesis 34

Shechem, a Canaanite prince, sexually assaults Dinah, Jacob's daughter, then seeks to marry her; his father Hamor negotiates with Jacob's sons.[1] Jacob's sons Simeon and Levi deceive the Shechemites by agreeing to the marriage on the condition of circumcision, then massacre all the males of the city while they are in pain and plunder their wealth, causing Jacob to fear retaliation from neighboring peoples.[1]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 5
And Jacob and Heel-Grasper and Yaaqov heard he heard that for/because had defiled he made unclean [direct object marker] object-marker Dinah Vindicated-woman Dinah his daughter his daughter and his sons his sons were they were [direct object marker] object-marker his livestock his acquired livestock in the field in the open field and held his peace and he silenced Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov until up to they came their coming
וְ/יַעֲקֹ֣ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 veyaaqov And Jacob and Heel-Grasper and Yaaqov HC/Np שָׁמַ֗ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama heard he heard HVqp3ms כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC טִמֵּא֙ 𐤈𐤌𐤀 time had defiled he made unclean HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דִּינָ֣ה 𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤄 dinah Dinah Vindicated-woman Dinah HNp בִתּ֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤕/𐤅 vito his daughter his daughter HNcfsc/Sp3ms וּ/בָנָ֛י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uvanayv Bene (Bemba) and his sons his sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms הָי֥וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HR מִקְנֵ֖/הוּ 𐤌𐤒𐤍/𐤄𐤅 miqenehu his livestock his acquired livestock HNcmsc/Sp3ms בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh in the field in the open field HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הֶחֱרִ֥שׁ 𐤅/𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤔 vehecherish and held his peace and he silenced HC/Vhp3ms יַעֲקֹ֖ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR בֹּאָֽ/ם 𐤁𐤀/𐤌 boam they came their coming HVqc/Sp3mp
Verse 7
and the sons and sons of of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov came they came from from the field the open field when they heard as their hearing and they were grieved and they distressed themselves the men the men and burned and he burned hot to them — very with great force because for/because folly disgraceful outrage he had done he did in Israel El contends in Yiserael by lying with to lie down — object-marker daughter daughter of of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov and so and thus not not be done it will be done
וּ/בְנֵ֨י 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉 uveney Bene (Bemba) and the sons and sons of HC/Ncmpc יַעֲקֹ֜ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp בָּ֤אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau came they came HVqp3cp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/שָׁמְעָ֔/ם 𐤊/𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤌 keshameam when they heard as their hearing HR/Vqc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤏𐤑𐤁𐤅 vayiteatsevu and they were grieved and they distressed themselves HC/Vtw3mp הָֽ/אֲנָשִׁ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim the men the men HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּ֥חַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓 vayichar and burned and he burned hot HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp מְאֹ֑ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC נְבָלָ֞ה 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤄 nevalah folly disgraceful outrage HNcfsa עָשָׂ֣ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he had done he did HVqp3ms בְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael in Israel El contends in Yiserael HR/Np לִ/שְׁכַּב֙ 𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤁 lishekav by lying with to lie down HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HR בַּֽת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc יַעֲקֹ֔ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov-2 of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp וְ/כֵ֖ן 𐤅/𐤊𐤍 vekhen and so and thus HC/Tm לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יֵעָשֶֽׂה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yeaseh be done it will be done HVNi3ms
Verse 13
answered and they responded sons of sons of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov (direct object marker) object-marker Shechem Shoulder-Ridge (Shekem) Shekhem and and object-marker Hamor Hamor Chamor his father his father deceitfully in treachery and spoke they spoke forth because that-which he had defiled he made unclean (direct object marker) object-marker Dinah Vindicated-woman Dinah their sister their sister
וַ/יַּעֲנ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤅 vayaanu answered and they responded HC/Vqw3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יַעֲקֹ֜ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo שְׁכֶ֨ם 𐤔𐤊𐤌 shekhem Shechem Shoulder-Ridge (Shekem) Shekhem HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To חֲמ֥וֹר 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓 chamor Hamor Hamor Chamor HNp אָבִ֛י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/מִרְמָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤓𐤌𐤄 bemiremah deceitfully in treachery HR/Ncfsa וַ/יְדַבֵּ֑רוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 vayedaberu and spoke they spoke forth HC/Vpw3mp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher because that-which HTr טִמֵּ֔א 𐤈𐤌𐤀 time he had defiled he made unclean HVpp3ms אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo דִּינָ֥ה 𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤄 dinah Dinah Vindicated-woman Dinah HNp אֲחֹתָֽ/ם 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤌 achotam their sister their sister HNcfsc/Sp3mp
Verse 14
And they said and they said to them toward them We cannot not can/are able we are able to do to do or make this thing the spoken-matter this this one to give to give [direct object marker] object-marker our sister our sister to a man to a man who that-which has — a foreskin/is uncircumcised foreskin for for/because a disgrace public disgrace it is she to us —
וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem to them toward them HR/Sp3mp לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo We cannot not HTn נוּכַל֙ 𐤍𐤅𐤊𐤋 nukhal can/are able we are able HVqi1cp לַ/עֲשׂוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do or make HR/Vqc הַ/דָּבָ֣ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar this thing the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one HTd/Pdxms לָ/תֵת֙ 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֲחֹתֵ֔/נוּ 𐤀𐤇𐤕/𐤍𐤅 achotenu our sister our sister HNcfsc/Sp1cp לְ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish to a man to a man HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 has HR/Sp3ms עָרְלָ֑ה 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤄 arelah a foreskin/is uncircumcised foreskin HNcfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC חֶרְפָּ֥ה 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄 cherepah a disgrace public disgrace HNcfsa הִ֖וא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hiv it is she HPp3fs לָֽ/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp
Verse 21
these men the men these these ones peaceable whole ones they are they with us with us and let them dwell and they will dwell in the land in the land and trade and they trade in it her and the land and the earth behold Look! spacious wide enough two hands for them before their face [object marker] object-marker their daughters their daughters let us take we take for ourselves — as wives to women and [object marker] and object-marker our daughters our daughters let us give we will give to them —
הָ/אֲנָשִׁ֨ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 haanashim these men the men HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֜לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 shelemim peaceable whole ones HAampa הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they are they HPp3mp אִתָּ֗/נוּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 itanu with us with us HR/Sp1cp וְ/יֵשְׁב֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 veyeshevu and let them dwell and they will dwell HC/Vqi3mp בָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vaarets in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa וְ/יִסְחֲר֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤇𐤓𐤅 veyisecharu and trade and they trade HC/Vqi3mp אֹתָ֔/הּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤄 otah in it her HTo/Sp3fs וְ/הָ/אָ֛רֶץ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vehaarets and the land and the earth HC/Td/Ncbsa הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm רַֽחֲבַת 𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤕 rachavat spacious wide HAafsc יָדַ֖יִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim enough two hands HNcbda לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem for them before their face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [object marker] object-marker HTo בְּנֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤁𐤍𐤕/𐤌 benotam their daughters their daughters HNcfpc/Sp3mp נִקַּֽח 𐤍𐤒𐤇 niqach let us take we take HVqi1cp לָ֣/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for ourselves HR/Sp1cp לְ/נָשִׁ֔ים 𐤋/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 lenashim as wives to women HR/Ncfpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [object marker] and object-marker HC/To בְּנֹתֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤁𐤍𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 benoteynu our daughters our daughters HNcfpc/Sp1cp נִתֵּ֥ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 niten let us give we will give HVqi1cp לָ/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp
Verse 24
and they listened and they heard to toward Hamor Hamor Chamor and to and toward Shechem Shoulder-Ridge (Shekem) Shekhem his son his son all entirety of who went out those going out of of the gate gateway of of his city his settlement-city and they were circumcised and they were circumcised every entirety of male male all entirety of who went out those going out of of the gate gateway of of his city his settlement-city
וַ/יִּשְׁמְע֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 vayishemeu and they listened and they heard HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR חֲמוֹר֙ 𐤇𐤌𐤅𐤓 chamor Hamor Hamor Chamor HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R שְׁכֶ֣ם 𐤔𐤊𐤌 shekhem Shechem Shoulder-Ridge (Shekem) Shekhem HNp בְּנ֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יֹצְאֵ֖י 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤉 yotseey who went out those going out of HVqrmpc שַׁ֣עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar of the gate gateway of HNcmsc עִיר֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅 iro of his city his settlement-city HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּמֹּ֨לוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤅 vayimolu and they were circumcised and they were circumcised HC/VNw3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 every entirety of HNcmsc זָכָ֔ר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zakhar male male HAamsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-3 all entirety of HNcmsc יֹצְאֵ֖י 𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤉 yotseey-2 who went out those going out of HVqrmpc שַׁ֥עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar-2 of the gate gateway of HNcmsc עִירֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅 iro-2 of his city his settlement-city HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Verse 25
And it came to pass and he became on the day in the day the third the third when they were in their being in pain hurting ones took and they took two two of sons of sons of Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov Simeon Hearer Shimeon and Levi and Joined-One and Levi brothers of brothers of Dinah Vindicated-woman Dinah each man his sword his destroying blade and came they came upon upon the city the watchful settlement securely secure confidence and killed and they killed every entirety of male male
וַ/יְהִי֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms בַ/יּ֨וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֜י 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉 hashelishi the third the third HTd/Aomsa בִּֽ/הְיוֹתָ֣/ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤌 biheyotam when they were in their being HR/Vqc/Sp3mp כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים 𐤊𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤌 koavim in pain hurting ones HVqrmpa וַ/יִּקְח֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 vayiqechu took and they took HC/Vqw3mp שְׁנֵֽי 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc בְנֵי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יַ֠עֲקֹב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp שִׁמְע֨וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 shimeon Simeon Hearer Shimeon HNp וְ/לֵוִ֜י 𐤅/𐤋𐤅𐤉 velevi and Levi and Joined-One and Levi HC/Np אֲחֵ֤י 𐤀𐤇𐤉 achey brothers of brothers of HNcmpc דִינָה֙ 𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤄 dinah Dinah Vindicated-woman Dinah HNp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man HNcmsa חַרְבּ֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 charebo his sword his destroying blade HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֥אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and came they came HC/Vqw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR הָ/עִ֖יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa בֶּ֑טַח 𐤁𐤈𐤇 betach securely secure confidence HNcmsa וַ/יַּֽהַרְג֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 vayaharegu and killed and they killed HC/Vqw3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc זָכָֽר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zakhar male male HAamsa
Verse 30
said and he said Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov to toward Simeon Hearer Shimeon and to and toward Levi Joined-One Levi you have brought trouble you disturbed on me me (object‑marked) by making me stink to make me stink among the inhabitants in the one dwelling of the land the earth the Canaanites in the Kenaanite in Kenaani and the Perizzites open-country man and in Perizi and I and I few men of in number counted total they will gather and they were gathered against me upon me and attack me and they struck me I shall be destroyed and I was annihilated I I and my household and my house
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יַעֲקֹ֜ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob Heel-Grasper Yaaqov HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שִׁמְע֣וֹן 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 shimeon Simeon Hearer Shimeon HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R לֵוִי֮ 𐤋𐤅𐤉 levi Levi Joined-One Levi HNp עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם 𐤏𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤌 akharetem you have brought trouble you disturbed HVqp2mp אֹתִ/י֒ 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti on me me (object‑marked) HTo/Sp1cs לְ/הַבְאִישֵׁ֨/נִי֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤍𐤉 lehaveisheni by making me stink to make me stink HR/Vhc/Sp1cs בְּ/יֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤁 beyoshev among the inhabitants in the one dwelling HR/Vqrmsc הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa בַּֽ/כְּנַעֲנִ֖י 𐤁/𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍𐤉 bakenaani the Canaanites in the Kenaanite in Kenaani HRd/Ngmsa וּ/בַ/פְּרִזִּ֑י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤆𐤉 uvaperizi and the Perizzites open-country man and in Perizi HC/Rd/Ngmsa וַ/אֲנִי֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and I and I HC/Pp1cs מְתֵ֣י 𐤌𐤕𐤉 metey few men of HNcmpc מִסְפָּ֔ר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar in number counted total HNcmsa וְ/נֶאֶסְפ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 veneesefu they will gather and they were gathered HC/VNp3cp עָלַ/י֙ 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me upon me HR/Sp1cs וְ/הִכּ֔וּ/נִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤅/𐤍𐤉 vehikuni and attack me and they struck me HC/Vhp3cp/Sp1cs וְ/נִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤃𐤕𐤉 venishemadeti I shall be destroyed and I was annihilated HC/VNp1cs אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs וּ/בֵיתִֽ/י 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 uveyti and my household and my house HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
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