English Bible Presentation Sharing - Genesis Book, chapter 34, verse 63 in Nlv Version

Genesis 34 : 1 (NLV)

Now Leah's daughter Dinah, who was born to Jacob, went out to visit the women of the land.

Genesis 34 : 2 (NLV)

And she was seen by Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land. He took her and made her lay with him, and she was put to shame.

Genesis 34 : 3 (NLV)

He had much desire for Dinah the daughter of Jacob. He loved the girl and spoke kind words to her.

Genesis 34 : 4 (NLV)

So Shechem said to his father Hamor, "Get me this young girl for a wife."

Genesis 34 : 5 (NLV)

Now Jacob heard that Shechem had put his daughter Dinah to shame. But his sons were with the flocks in the field, so Jacob kept quiet until they returned.

Genesis 34 : 6 (NLV)

Then Shechem's father Hamor went to speak with Jacob.

Genesis 34 : 7 (NLV)

Jacob's sons returned from the field when they heard what had happened. They were full of sorrow and were angry. For Shechem had put Israel to shame by lying with Jacob's daughter. Such a thing should not be done.

Genesis 34 : 8 (NLV)

But Hamor said to them, "The soul of my son Shechem has much desire for your daughter. I ask of you, give her to him in marriage.

Genesis 34 : 9 (NLV)

Marry with our people. Give your daughters to us. And take our daughters for yourselves.

Genesis 34 : 10 (NLV)

May you live with us. And the land will be open to you. Live and trade in it, and buy land in it."

Genesis 34 : 11 (NLV)

Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes. I will give you whatever you ask.

Genesis 34 : 12 (NLV)

Make your price and wedding gift as much as you want. I will give you as much as you ask. Only give me the girl to be my wife."

Genesis 34 : 13 (NLV)

But Jacob's sons lied in their answer to Shechem and his father Hamor because he had put their sister Dinah to shame.

Genesis 34 : 14 (NLV)

They said to them, "We cannot do this. We cannot give our sister to one who has not gone through the religious act of having his flesh cut. For that would be a shame to us.

Genesis 34 : 15 (NLV)

We will give you our sister only if you become like us. Every man among you must have this religious act done.

Genesis 34 : 16 (NLV)

Then we will give our daughters to you. And we will marry your daughters. We will live with you and become one people.

Genesis 34 : 17 (NLV)

But if you will not listen to us and have this religious act done, then we will take our daughter and go."

Genesis 34 : 18 (NLV)

Their words pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.

Genesis 34 : 19 (NLV)

The young man did not wait to do what they asked, because he was in love with Jacob's daughter. And he was the most honored of all his family.

Genesis 34 : 20 (NLV)

So Hamor and his son Shechem came to the gate of their city. And they said to the men of their city,

Genesis 34 : 21 (NLV)

"These men want to be at peace with us. Let them live in the land and trade in it. For, see, the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage, and give our daughters to them.

Genesis 34 : 22 (NLV)

But the men will be willing to live with us and become one people only if every man among us goes through the religious act that they have gone through.

Genesis 34 : 23 (NLV)

Will not their cattle and all they own, all their animals, be ours? Let us just do what they ask, and they will live with us."

Genesis 34 : 24 (NLV)

All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and his son Shechem. And every man went through the religious act of having his flesh cut, all who went out of the gate of his city.

Genesis 34 : 25 (NLV)

But on the third day, when all the men were in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and went into the city in secret. And they killed every man.

Genesis 34 : 26 (NLV)

They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the sword. And they took Dinah from Shechem's house and went away.

Genesis 34 : 27 (NLV)

Then Jacob's sons went over the dead men and robbed the city of its riches because its men had put their sister to shame.

Genesis 34 : 28 (NLV)

They took their flocks and cattle and donkeys and whatever was in the city and in the field.

Genesis 34 : 29 (NLV)

They took all their riches, their little ones, their wives, even all that was in the houses.

Genesis 34 : 30 (NLV)

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me hated by the people of the land, the Canaanites and Perizzites. My men are few in number. And these people will gather together against me and fight me. I and those of my house will be destroyed."

Genesis 34 : 31 (NLV)

But they said, "Should he act towards our sister as if she were a woman who sells the use of her body?"