1And Dinah the daughter of Leah , whom she bare unto Jacob , went out to see the daughters of the land. 2And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite , the prince of the land, saw her ; and he took her , and lay with her , and humbled her . 3And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob , and he loved the damsel , and spake kindly unto the damsel . 4And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor , saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter ; and his sons were with his cattle in the field : and Jacob held his peace until they came .
Shechem's Proposal and Jacob's Response
6And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him . 7And the sons of Jacob came in from 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 . 8And Hamor communed with them , saying , The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter : I pray you , give her unto him to wife . 9And make ye marriages with us ; give your daughters unto us , and take our daughters unto you . 10And ye shall dwell with us : and the land shall be before you ; dwell and trade ye therein , and get you possessions therein . 11And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find favor in your eyes , and what ye shall say unto me I will give . 12Ask 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.
The Deceit of Simeon and Levi
13And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile , and spake , because he had defiled Dinah their sister, 14and said unto them , We cannot do this thing , to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised ; for that were a reproach unto us . 15Only on this condition will we consent unto you : if ye will be as we are , that every male of you be circumcised ; 16then 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 . 17But if ye will not hearken unto us , to be circumcised ; then will we take our daughter , and we will be gone . 18And their words pleased Hamor , and Shechem Hamor ’s son . 19And the young man deferred not to do the thing , because he had delight in Jacob ’s daughter : and he was honored above all the house of his father. 20And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city , and communed with the men of their city , saying , 21These men are peaceable with us ; therefore let them dwell in the land , and trade therein ; for , behold , the land is large enough for them ; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters . 22Only on this condition will the men consent unto us to dwell with us , to become one people , if every male among us be circumcised , as they are circumcised . 23Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? only let us consent unto them , and they will dwell with us. 24And unto Hamor and unto Shechem 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 .
The Aftermath and Jacob's Fear
25And it came to pass on the third day , when they were sore , that two of the sons of Jacob , Simeon and Levi , Dinah ’s brethren, took each man his sword , and came upon the city unawares, and slew all the males . 26And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword , and took Dinah out of Shechem ’s house , and went forth . 27The sons of Jacob came upon the slain , and plundered the city , because they had defiled their sister. 28They took their flocks and their herds and their asses , and that which was in the city , and that which was in the field ; 29and all their wealth , and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and made a prey, even all that was in the house . 30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi , Ye have troubled me , to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites : and , I being few in number , they will gather themselves together against me and smite me ; and I shall be destroyed , I and my house . 31And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot ?