01:033:015 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk
that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in
the sight of my lord.
01:033:016 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.
01:033:017 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and
made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place is called
Succoth.
01:033:018 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the
land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent
before the city.
01:033:019 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his
tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an
hundred pieces of money.
01:033:020 And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.
01:034:001 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob,
went out to see the daughters of the land.
01:034:002 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the
country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.
01:034:003 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he
loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
01:034:004 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this
damsel to wife.
01:034:005 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now
his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace
until they were come.
01:034:006 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to
commune with him.
01:034:007 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.
01:034:008 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son
Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
01:034:009 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto
us, and take our daughters unto you.
01:034:010 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before
you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
01:034:011 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.
01:034:012 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.
01:034:013 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father
deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
01:034:014 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:
01:034:015 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we
be, that every male of you be circumcised;
01:034:016 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.
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