CHAP. XXXIV.
1, Dinah Iakobs daughter is ravished by Sechem. 4, He sueth to marie her. 8, Hamor his father follow∣eth the suit. 13, Iakobs sonnes offer the condition of Cir∣cumcision to the Sechemites. 20, Hamor and Sechem perswade them to accept it. 25, The sonnes of Iakob up∣on that advantage slay them. 27, and spoile their citie. 30, Iakob for it, reproveth Simeon and Levi.
ANd Dinah the daughter of Leah, which shee bare unto Iakob: went-out, [unspec 1] to see the daughters of the land. And Sechem the sonne of Hamor, the Evite, prince of the land, saw her: and he took her, [unspec 2] and lay with her, and humbled her. And his soule, clave unto Dinah the daughter of [unspec 3] Iakob: and he loved the damsell, and spake to the heart of the damsell. And Sechem said, unto Hamor his father, saying: Take mee [unspec 4] this maid to wife. And Iakob heard, that he [unspec 5] had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his sonnes, were with his cattell, in the field: and Iakob held his peace, untill they were come. And Hamor the father of Sechem, went-out, [unspec 6] [unspec 7] out, unto Iakob; to speake with him. And the sonnes of Iakob, came out of the field, when they heard it; and the men were grie∣ved, and they were very wroth: because hee had done folly in Israel, in lying with Iakobs daughter; and so, should not be done. And Hamor spake with them, saying: Sechem [unspec 8] my sonne, his soule is affected unto your daughter; I pray you give her unto him, to wife. And make yee mariages, with us: and take yee our daughters, unto you. And yee [unspec 9] [unspec 10] shall dwell, with us: and the land shall bee before you; dwell and trade you therein, and get firme possessions therein. And Se∣chem [unspec] said, unto her father and unto her bre∣thren; let mee finde grace, in your eyes: and what ye shall say unto mee, I will give. Very largely-aske of me dowry and gift; and [unspec] I will give, according as ye shall say unto me: and give yee unto mee the damsell, to wife. And the sonnes of Iakob, answered Sechem, [unspec] and Hamor his father, with deceit, & spake: because hee had defiled, Dinah their sister. And they said unto them; wee cannot doe [unspec] this thing, to give our sister, to a man that hath a superfluous-fore-skin: for that were a reproach, unto us. Onely in this, will we con∣sent unto you: if ye will be as we are, that e∣very [unspec] male of you be circumcised. Then will [unspec] we give our daughters, unto you; & we will dwell with you; and wee will become, one people. And if ye will not hearken unto us, to bee circumcised: then will wee take our daughter, and we will be gone. And their [unspec] words were good, in the eyes of Hamor: and in the eyes of Sechem, Hamors sonne. And [unspec] the yongman delayed not, to doe the thing; because he had-delight, in Iakobs daughter: and hee was more honourable, then all the house of his father. And Hamor, and Se∣chem his sonne, came unto the gate of their citie: and spake unto the men of their citie, saying. These men, they are peaceable with us; therfore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold is large of spaces, before them: let us take their daugh∣ters to us, for wives; & let us give unto them, our daughters. Onely in this, will the men [unspec] consent unto us, for to dwell with us; for to become, one people: if every male among us be circumcised, even as they are circum∣cised. Their cattell and their substance, and [unspec] every beast of theirs, shall not they be ours? onely let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. And unto Hamor, and [unspec] unto Sechem his sonne, hearkened all that went-out of the gate of his citie: and they were circumcised, every male, all that went-out of the gate of his citie. And it was, in the [unspec] third day, when they were sore that two sonnes of Iakob, Simeon and Levi, Dinahs brethren; took each-man his sword, and came upon the citie in confidence: and they killed, every male. And they killed Hamor, and Se∣chem [unspec] his sonne, with the edge of the sword: and tooke Dinah, out of Sechems house, and went-out. The sonnes of Iakob, came upon [unspec] the slaine; and spoiled the citie: because they had defiled, their sister. They tooke [unspec] their sheepe, and their oxen, and their