6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. |
7 And the sons of Jacob 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 Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done. |
8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. |
9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. |
10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. |
11 And Shechem 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. |
12 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 wife. |
13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: |
14 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: |
15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised; |
16 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. |
17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone. |
18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son. |
19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father. |
