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Genesis 33:18
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built a house for himself but made tempo- 13 Jacob's sons responded deviously to rary shelters for his animals; therefore, he Shechem and his father Hamor because named the place Succoth."
Shechem defiled their sister Dinah. 14 They
said to them, “We can't do this, allowing Dinah and the conflict at Shechem our sisters to marry uncircumcised men,
18 Jacob arrived safely at the city of because it's disgraceful to us. We can only Shechem in the land of Canaan on his trip agree to do this if you circumcise every male from Paddan-aram, and he camped in front as we do. 16 Then we will give our daughters of the city. "He bought the section of the to you, and we will take your daughters field where he pitched his tent from the for ourselves. We will live with you and be sons of Hamor, Shechem's father, for one one people. But if you don't listen to us hundred qesitahs." 20 Then he set up an and become circumcised, we will take our altar there and named it El Elohe Israel. daughter and leave."
18 Their idea seemed like a good one to 2 Dinah, the daughter whom Leah Hamor and Hamor's son Shechem. "'The Uthad borne to Jacob, went out to young man didn't waste any time doing this meet the women of that country. When because he liked Jacob's daughter so much. Shechem the son of the Hivite Hamor and He was more respected than anyone else in the country's prince saw her, he took her, his father's household. 2° Hamor and his son slept with her, and humiliated her. 'He Shechem went to their city's gate and spoke was drawn to Dinah, Jacob's daughter. He to the men of their city: 27"These men want loved the young woman and tried to win peace with us. Let them live in the land and her heart. Shechem said to his father travel through it; there's plenty of land for Hamor, “Get this girl for me as my wife." them. We will marry their daughters and Now Jacob heard that Shechem defiled his give them our daughters. 22But the men daughter Dinah; but his sons were with the will agree to live with us and become one animals in the countryside, so he decided people only if we circumcise every male just to keep quiet until they got back. "Mean- as they do. 23 Their livestock, their property, while, Hamor, Shechem's father, went out and all of their animals—won't they be to Jacob to speak with him. Just then, Ja- ours? Let's agree with them and let them cob's sons got back from the countryside. live with us." 24Everyone at the city gate When they heard what had happened, they agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, were outraged and very angry, because so every able-bodied male in the city was Shechem had disgraced Israel by sleeping circumcised. with Jacob's daughter. Such things are sim- 25 On the third day, when they were still in ply not done.
pain, two of Jacob's sons and Dinah's brothHamor said to them, “My son Shechem's ers Simeon and Levi took their swords, came heart is set on your daughter. Please let him into the city, which suspected nothing, and marry her. 'Arrange marriages with us: give killed every male. 26They killed Hamor and us your daughters and take our daughters his son Shechem with their swords, took for yourselves. ''Live with us. The land is Dinah from Shechem's household, and left. available to you: settle down, travel through 27When Jacob's other sons discovered the it, and buy property in it."
dead, they looted the city that had defiled "Shechem said to Dinah's father and their sister. 28 They took their flocks, their brothers, “If you approve of me, tell me what cattle, and their donkeys, whether in the you want, and I will give it to you. 1?Make city or in the fields nearby. 29 They carried the bride price and marriage gifts as large as off their property, their children, and their you like, and I will pay whatever you tell me. wives. They looted the entire place. 30 Jacob . Then let me marry the young woman." said to Simeon and Levi, “You've put me in
o for temporary shelters "A monetary weight 'Or El, God of Israel