AND Diynah the daughter of Le'ah, which she bore unto Ya`aqov, went out to see the daughters of the land.
And when Shekem the son of Chamor the Chivviy, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
And his soul clave unto Diynah the daughter of Ya`aqov, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly unto the damsel.
And Shekem spoke unto his father Chamor, saying, Get me this damsel to be my woman.
And Ya`aqov heard that he had defiled Diynah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Ya`aqov held his peace until they were come.
And Chamor the father of Shekem went out unto El-Ya`aqov to commune with him.
And the sons of Ya`aqov came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Yashar'el in lying with Ya`aqov's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
And Chamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shekem longs for your daughter: I pray you give her him to be his woman.
And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
And Shekem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to be my woman.
And the sons of Ya`aqov answered Shekem and Chamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled את Diynah their sister:
And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
Then 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.
But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
And their words pleased Chamor, and Shekem Chamor's son.
And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Ya`aqov's daughter: and he was more honorable than all the house of his father.
And Chamor and Shekem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for women, and let us give them our daughters.
Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
And unto Chamor and unto Shekem 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.
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Ya`aqov, Shim`on and Leviy, Diynah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
And they slew Chamor and Shekem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Diynah out of Shekem's house, and went out.
The sons of Ya`aqov came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.
They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,
And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their women took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.
And Ya`aqov said to Shim`on and Leviy, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Kena`aniym and the Perizziym: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?