Genesis 34 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

The Treachery of Jacob's Sons

Gen 34:1And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

Gen 34:2And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her.

Gen 34:3

Gen 34:3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

Gen 34:4

Gen 34:4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

Gen 34:5

Gen 34:5Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they came.

Gen 34:6

Gen 34:6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

Gen 34:7

Gen 34:7And the sons of Jacob came in from 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.

Gen 34:8

Gen 34:8And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you, give her unto him to wife.

Gen 34:9

Gen 34:9And make ye marriages with us; give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

Gen 34:10

Gen 34:10And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

Gen 34:11

Gen 34:11And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

Gen 34:12

Gen 34:12Ask 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.

Gen 34:13

Gen 34:13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

Gen 34:14

Gen 34:14and said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us.

Gen 34:15

Gen 34:15Only on this condition will we consent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised;

Gen 34:16

Gen 34:16then 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.

Gen 34:17

Gen 34:17But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

Gen 34:18

Gen 34:18And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

Gen 34:19

Gen 34:19And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was honored above all the house of his father.

Gen 34:20

Gen 34:20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

Gen 34:21

Gen 34:21These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for, behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

Gen 34:22

Gen 34:22Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us, to become one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Gen 34:23

Gen 34:23Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.

Gen 34:24

Gen 34:24And 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.

Gen 34:25

Gen 34:25And 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 unawares, and slew all the males.

Gen 34:26

Gen 34:26And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went forth.

Gen 34:27

Gen 34:27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

Gen 34:28

Gen 34:28They took their flocks and their herds and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field;

Gen 34:29

Gen 34:29and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house.

Gen 34:30

Gen 34:30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Gen 34:31

Gen 34:31And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?

Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

Genesis 34 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

The Treachery of Jacob's Sons

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