Genesis

Chapter 34

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּetze֤ diynah֙ bּat-le'a֔h 'ashshe֥r yaleda֖h leya'aqo֑b lire'֖ot bּiben֥ot ha'aֽretz׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

וַתֵּצֵ֤א דִינָה֙ בַּת־לֵאָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֖ה לְיַעֲקֹ֑ב לִרְא֖וֹת בִּבְנ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨re 'ota֜hּ shsheke֧m bּen-cham֛or hֽachiui֖y neshsi֣y ha'a֑retz vayּiqּa֥ch 'ota֛hּ vayּishshekּa֥b 'ota֖hּ vaye'anּeֽha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of that area, saw her, he took her and raped her.

וַיַּ֨רְא אֹתָ֜הּ שְׁכֶ֧ם בֶּן־חֲמ֛וֹר הַֽחִוִּ֖י נְשִׂ֣יא הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּקַּ֥ח אֹתָ֛הּ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב אֹתָ֖הּ וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּidebּa֣q napeshsh֔o bּediyna֖h bּaֽt-ya'aqo֑b vayּeֽ'ehab֙ 'et-haֽnּa'ara֔ vayedabּe֖r 'al-le֥b haֽnּa'araֽ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)His soul clung to Dinah daughter of Jacob; he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to her.

וַתִּדְבַּ֣ק נַפְשׁ֔וֹ בְּדִינָ֖ה בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙ אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר עַל־לֵ֥ב הַֽנַּעֲרָֽ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer shsheke֔m 'el-cham֥or 'abi֖yv le'mo֑r qaֽch-li֛y 'et-hayּaledּa֥h hazּo֖'t le'ishshּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me this girl as my wife."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁכֶ֔ם אֶל־חֲמ֥וֹר אָבִ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר קַֽח־לִ֛י אֶת־הַיַּלְדָּ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veya'aqo֣b shshama֗ kּi֤y timּe'֙ 'et-dּiyna֣h bitּ֔o ubana֛yv hay֥u 'et-miqene֖hu bּashsּade֑h vehecheri֥shsh ya'aqo֖b 'ad-bּo'aֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When 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.

וְיַעֲקֹ֣ב שָׁמַ֗ע כִּ֤י טִמֵּא֙ אֶת־דִּינָ֣ה בִתּ֔וֹ וּבָנָ֛יו הָי֥וּ אֶת־מִקְנֵ֖הוּ בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁ יַעֲקֹ֖ב עַד־בֹּאָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֛ cham֥or 'abiֽy-shsheke֖m 'eֽl-ya'aqo֑b ledabּe֖r 'itּֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Shechem's father Hamor went out to talk with Jacob.

וַיֵּצֵ֛א חֲמ֥וֹר אֲבִֽי־שְׁכֶ֖ם אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֑ב לְדַבֵּ֖ר אִתּֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֨y ya'aqo֜b bּa֤'u min-hashsּadeh֙ kּeshshame'a֔m vayּiֽte'atzּebu֙ haֽ'anashshi֔ym vayּi֥char lahe֖m me'o֑d kּiֽy-nebala֞h 'ashsa֣h beyishsera'e֗l lishshekּab֙ 'et-bּaֽt-ya'aqo֔b veke֖n lo֥ ye'ashseֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. The men were grieved and furious, because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in Israel by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

וּבְנֵ֨י יַעֲקֹ֜ב בָּ֤אוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה֙ כְּשָׁמְעָ֔ם וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיִּ֥חַר לָהֶ֖ם מְאֹ֑ד כִּֽי־נְבָלָ֞ה עָשָׂ֣ה בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לִשְׁכַּב֙ אֶת־בַּֽת־יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְכֵ֖ן לֹ֥א יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayedabּe֥r cham֖or 'itּa֣m le'mo֑r shsheke֣m bּeni֗y chaֽshsheqa֤h napeshsho֙ bּebitּeke֔m tּen֨u na֥ 'ota֛hּ l֖o le'ishshּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Hamor said to them, "My son Shechem has his heart set on your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר חֲמ֖וֹר אִתָּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֑ר שְׁכֶ֣ם בְּנִ֗י חָֽשְׁקָ֤ה נַפְשׁוֹ֙ בְּבִתְּכֶ֔ם תְּנ֨וּ נָ֥א אֹתָ֛הּ ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehiֽtechatּen֖u 'ota֑nu bּenoֽteykem֙ tּitּenu-la֔nu ve'et-bּenote֖ynu tּiqech֥u lakeֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

וְהִֽתְחַתְּנ֖וּ אֹתָ֑נוּ בְּנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ תִּתְּנוּ־לָ֔נוּ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ תִּקְח֥וּ לָכֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'itּa֖nu tּeshshe֑bu veha'a֨retz֙ tּiheye֣h lipeneyke֔m shshebu֙ usechar֔uha veheֽ'achaz֖u bּaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You can settle among us; the land is open to you. Live in it, trade in it, and acquire property in it."

וְאִתָּ֖נוּ תֵּשֵׁ֑בוּ וְהָאָ֨רֶץ֙ תִּהְיֶ֣ה לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם שְׁבוּ֙ וּסְחָר֔וּהָ וְהֵֽאָחֲז֖וּ בָּֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer shshekem֙ 'el-'abi֣yh ve'el-'ache֔yha 'emetza'-che֖n bּe'eyneyke֑m va'ashshe֥r tּo'mer֛u 'ela֖y 'etּeֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favour in your eyes, and I will give you whatever you ask.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁכֶם֙ אֶל־אָבִ֣יה וְאֶל־אַחֶ֔יהָ אֶמְצָא־חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֛וּ אֵלַ֖י אֶתֵּֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): harebּ֨u 'ala֤y me'od֙ mo֣har umatּa֔n ve'e֨tּena֔h kּa'ashshe֥r tּo'mer֖u 'ela֑y utenu-li֥y 'et-haֽnּa'ara֖ le'ishshּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Make 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."

הַרְבּ֨וּ עָלַ֤י מְאֹד֙ מֹ֣הַר וּמַתָּ֔ן וְאֶ֨תְּנָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תֹּאמְר֖וּ אֵלָ֑י וּתְנוּ־לִ֥י אֶת־הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'an֨u beneֽy-ya'aqo֜b 'et-shsheke֨m ve'et-cham֥or 'abi֛yv bּemirema֖h vayedabּe֑ru 'ashshe֣r timּe֔ 'e֖t dּiyna֥h 'achotaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Because their sister Dinah had been defiled, Jacob’s sons replied with guile to Shechem and his father Hamor.

וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶת־שְׁכֶ֨ם וְאֶת־חֲמ֥וֹר אָבִ֛יו בְּמִרְמָ֖ה וַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר טִמֵּ֔א אֵ֖ת דִּינָ֥ה אֲחֹתָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֣u 'aleyhe֗m lo֤ nukal֙ la'ashsot֙ hadּaba֣r hazּe֔h latet֙ 'et-'achote֔nu le'i֖yshsh 'ashsher-l֣o 'arela֑h kּiֽy-cherepּa֥h hi֖v laֽnu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They 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.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לֹ֤א נוּכַל֙ לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לָתֵת֙ אֶת־אֲחֹתֵ֔נוּ לְאִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־ל֣וֹ עָרְלָ֑ה כִּֽי־חֶרְפָּ֥ה הִ֖וא לָֽנוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ake-bּezo֖'t ne'֣ot lake֑m 'i֚m tּihey֣u kamo֔nu lehimּo֥l lake֖m kּal-zakaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)We will enter into an agreement with you on one condition only: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.

אַךְ־בְּזֹ֖את נֵא֣וֹת לָכֶ֑ם אִ֚ם תִּהְי֣וּ כָמֹ֔נוּ לְהִמֹּ֥ל לָכֶ֖ם כָּל־זָכָֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venata֤nּu 'et-bּenote֨ynu֙ lake֔m ve'et-bּenoteyke֖m niֽqּaֽch-la֑nu veyashsha֣benu 'itּeke֔m vehayi֖ynu le'a֥m 'echaֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We'll settle among you and become one people with you.

וְנָתַ֤נּוּ אֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֨ינוּ֙ לָכֶ֔ם וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵיכֶ֖ם נִֽקַּֽח־לָ֑נוּ וְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּ אִתְּכֶ֔ם וְהָיִ֖ינוּ לְעַ֥ם אֶחָֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'im-lo֧ tishsheme'֛u 'ele֖ynu lehimּ֑ol velaqa֥chenu 'et-bּitּe֖nu vehalaֽkenu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But if you will not agree to be circumcised, we'll take our sister and go."

וְאִם־לֹ֧א תִשְׁמְע֛וּ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ לְהִמּ֑וֹל וְלָקַ֥חְנוּ אֶת־בִּתֵּ֖נוּ וְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽyteb֥u dibereyhe֖m bּe'eyne֣y cham֑or ube'eyne֖y shsheke֥m bּen-chamֽor׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Their proposal seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּ דִבְרֵיהֶ֖ם בְּעֵינֵ֣י חֲמ֑וֹר וּבְעֵינֵ֖י שְׁכֶ֥ם בֶּן־חֲמֽוֹר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-'echa֤r hanּa֨'ar֙ la'ashs֣ot hadּaba֔r kּi֥y chape֖tz bּebaֽt-ya'aqo֑b veh֣u nikebּa֔d mikּo֖l bּe֥yt 'abiֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The young man, who was the most distinguished of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.

וְלֹֽא־אֵחַ֤ר הַנַּ֨עַר֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַדָּבָ֔ר כִּ֥י חָפֵ֖ץ בְּבַֽת־יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְה֣וּא נִכְבָּ֔ד מִכֹּ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֥ cham֛or ushsheke֥m bּen֖o 'el-shsha֣'ar 'iyra֑m vaֽyedabּer֛u 'el-'aneshshe֥y 'iyra֖m le'moֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city to speak to the men of their city.

וַיָּבֹ֥א חֲמ֛וֹר וּשְׁכֶ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ אֶל־שַׁ֣עַר עִירָ֑ם וַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י עִירָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'anashshi֨ym ha'e֜lּeh shsheֽlemi֧ym he֣m 'itּa֗nu veyeshsheb֤u ba'a֨retz֙ veyisechar֣u 'ota֔hּ veha'a֛retz hinּe֥h raֽchabat-yada֖yim lipeneyhe֑m 'et-bּenotam֙ niqּaֽch-la֣nu lenashshi֔ym ve'et-bּenote֖ynu nitּe֥n laheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"These men are friendly towards us," they said. "Let them live in our land and trade in it; the land is vast of reach before them. We can marry their daughters and they can marry ours."

הָאֲנָשִׁ֨ים הָאֵ֜לֶּה שְֽׁלֵמִ֧ים הֵ֣ם אִתָּ֗נוּ וְיֵשְׁב֤וּ בָאָ֨רֶץ֙ וְיִסְחֲר֣וּ אֹתָ֔הּ וְהָאָ֛רֶץ הִנֵּ֥ה רַֽחֲבַת־יָדַ֖יִם לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם אֶת־בְּנֹתָם֙ נִקַּֽח־לָ֣נוּ לְנָשִׁ֔ים וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵ֖ינוּ נִתֵּ֥ן לָהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ake-bּe֠zo't ye'o֨tu la֤nu ha'anashshiym֙ lashshe֣bet 'itּa֔nu lihey֖ot le'a֣m 'echa֑d bּehimּ֥ol la֨nu֙ kּal-zaka֔r kּa'ashshe֖r he֥m nimּoliֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the men will agree to live with us as one people only on the condition that our males are circumcised, as they themselves are.

אַךְ־בְּ֠זֹאת יֵאֹ֨תוּ לָ֤נוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ לָשֶׁ֣בֶת אִתָּ֔נוּ לִהְי֖וֹת לְעַ֣ם אֶחָ֑ד בְּהִמּ֥וֹל לָ֨נוּ֙ כָּל־זָכָ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר הֵ֥ם נִמֹּלִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): miqenehe֤m veqineyanam֙ vekal-bּehemetּa֔m hal֥o la֖nu he֑m 'a֚ke ne'֣otah lahe֔m veyeshsheb֖u 'itּaֽnu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Won'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."

מִקְנֵהֶ֤ם וְקִנְיָנָם֙ וְכָל־בְּהֶמְתָּ֔ם הֲל֥וֹא לָ֖נוּ הֵ֑ם אַ֚ךְ נֵא֣וֹתָה לָהֶ֔ם וְיֵשְׁב֖וּ אִתָּֽנוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishsheme'֤u 'el-chamor֙ ve'el-shsheke֣m bּen֔o kּal-yotze'e֖y shsha֣'ar 'iyr֑o vayּimּo֨lu֙ kּal-zaka֔r kּal-yotze'e֖y shsha֥'ar 'iyrֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)All the men who went out of the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in the city was circumcised.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ אֶל־חֲמוֹר֙ וְאֶל־שְׁכֶ֣ם בְּנ֔וֹ כָּל־יֹצְאֵ֖י שַׁ֣עַר עִיר֑וֹ וַיִּמֹּ֨לוּ֙ כָּל־זָכָ֔ר כָּל־יֹצְאֵ֖י שַׁ֥עַר עִירֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehiy֩ bayּ֨om hashshּeliyshshi֜y bּiֽheyota֣m kּoֽ'abi֗ym vayּiqech֣u shsheneֽy-beney-ya֠'aqob shshime'֨on velevi֜y 'ache֤y diynah֙ 'i֣yshsh charebּ֔o vayּabo֥'u 'al-ha'i֖yr bּe֑tach vayּaֽhareg֖u kּal-zakaֽr׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Three 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 city in its security, killing every male.

וַיְהִי֩ בַיּ֨וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֣ם כֹּֽאֲבִ֗ים וַיִּקְח֣וּ שְׁנֵֽי־בְנֵי־יַ֠עֲקֹב שִׁמְע֨וֹן וְלֵוִ֜י אֲחֵ֤י דִינָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ חַרְבּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ עַל־הָעִ֖יר בֶּ֑טַח וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ כָּל־זָכָֽר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-chamor֙ ve'et-shsheke֣m bּen֔o hareg֖u lepiy-cha֑reb vayּiqech֧u 'et-dּiyna֛h mibּe֥yt shsheke֖m vayּetzeֽ'u׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They put Hamor and his son Shechem to the sword and took Dinah from Shechem's house and left.

וְאֶת־חֲמוֹר֙ וְאֶת־שְׁכֶ֣ם בְּנ֔וֹ הָרְג֖וּ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וַיִּקְח֧וּ אֶת־דִּינָ֛ה מִבֵּ֥ית שְׁכֶ֖ם וַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּene֣y ya'aqo֗b bּa֚'u 'al-ha֣chalali֔ym vayּabo֖zּu ha'i֑yr 'ashshe֥r timּe'֖u 'achotaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The sons of Jacob came upon the dead bodies and looted the city where their sister had been defiled.

בְּנֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֗ב בָּ֚אוּ עַל־הַ֣חֲלָלִ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ הָעִ֑יר אֲשֶׁ֥ר טִמְּא֖וּ אֲחוֹתָֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): et-tzo'na֥m ve'et-bּeqara֖m ve'et-chamoreyhּe֑m ve'e֧t 'ashsher-bּa'i֛yr ve'et-'ashshe֥r bּashsּade֖h laqaֽchu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They seized their flocks and herds and donkeys and everything else of theirs in the city and out in the fields.

אֶת־צֹאנָ֥ם וְאֶת־בְּקָרָ֖ם וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵיהֶּ֑ם וְאֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִ֛יר וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה לָקָֽחוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-kּal-cheyla֤m ve'et-kּal-tapּam֙ ve'et-neshsheyhe֔m shshab֖u vayּabo֑zּu ve'e֖t kּal-'ashshe֥r bּabּaֽyit׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children, taking as plunder everything in the houses.

וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילָ֤ם וְאֶת־כָּל־טַפָּם֙ וְאֶת־נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם שָׁב֖וּ וַיָּבֹ֑זּוּ וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּבָּֽיִת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer ya'aqo֜b 'el-shshime'֣on ve'el-leviy֮ 'akaretּe֣m 'otiy֒ lehabe'iyshshe֨niy֙ bּeyoshshe֣b ha'a֔retz bּaֽkּena'ani֖y ubapּerizּi֑y va'aniy֙ mete֣y misepּa֔r vene'esep֤u 'alay֙ vehikּ֔uniy venishshemadetּi֖y 'ani֥y ubeytiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought a disaster on me by making me a stench 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."

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יַעֲקֹ֜ב אֶל־שִׁמְע֣וֹן וְאֶל־לֵוִי֮ עֲכַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתִי֒ לְהַבְאִישֵׁ֨נִי֙ בְּיֹשֵׁ֣ב הָאָ֔רֶץ בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י וּבַפְּרִזִּ֑י וַאֲנִי֙ מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֔ר וְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּ עָלַי֙ וְהִכּ֔וּנִי וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י אֲנִ֥י וּבֵיתִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֑u hakezona֕h ya'ashse֖h 'et-'achoteֽnu׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)But they replied, "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?"

וַיֹּאמְר֑וּ הַכְזוֹנָ֕ה יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־אֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃פ