Genesis 34
Authorized (King James) Version
34 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 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. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. 5 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.
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.
20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, 21 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 wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 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. 23 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. 24 And 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.
25 And 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 boldly, and slew all the males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, 29 and all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: 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. 31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
Genesis 34
New King James Version
The Dinah Incident
34 Now (A)Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he (B)took her and lay with her, and violated her. 3 His soul [a]was strongly attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke [b]kindly to the young woman. 4 So Shechem (C)spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this young woman as a wife.”
5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so Jacob (D)held[c] his peace until they came. 6 Then Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to speak with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved and very angry, because he (E)had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, (F)a thing which ought not to be done. 8 But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. 9 And make marriages with us; give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to yourselves. 10 So you shall dwell with us, and the land shall be before you. Dwell and trade in it, and acquire possessions for yourselves in it.”
11 Then Shechem said to her father and her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. 12 Ask me ever so much (G)dowry[d] and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”
13 But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, and spoke (H)deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister. 14 And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is (I)uncircumcised, for (J)that would be a reproach to us. 15 But on this condition we will consent to you: If you will become as we are, if every male of you is circumcised, 16 then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if you will not heed us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and be gone.”
18 And their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. 19 So the young man did not delay to do the thing, because he delighted in Jacob’s daughter. He was (K)more honorable than all the household of his father.
20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the (L)gate of their city, and spoke with the men of their city, saying: 21 “These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them dwell in the land and trade in it. For indeed the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters to us as wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only on this condition will the men consent to dwell with us, to be one people: if every male among us is circumcised as they are circumcised. 23 Will not their livestock, their property, and every animal of theirs be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.” 24 And all who went out of the gate of his city heeded Hamor and Shechem his son; every male was circumcised, all who (M)went out of the gate of his city.
25 Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, (N)Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males. 26 And they (O)killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem’s house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled. 28 They took their sheep, their oxen, and their donkeys, what was in the city and what was in the field, 29 and all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses.
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (P)“You have (Q)troubled me (R)by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; (S)and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”
31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a harlot?”
Notas al pie
- Genesis 34:3 Lit. clung to
- Genesis 34:3 tenderly
- Genesis 34:5 kept silent
- Genesis 34:12 bride-price
Genesis 34
Modern English Version
Dinah Is Defiled
34 Now Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 When Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the land, saw her, he took her and lay with her and defiled her. 3 He was very smitten by Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the girl and spoke kindly to her. 4 Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, “Get me this girl for my wife.”
5 Now Jacob heard that Shechem had violated his daughter Dinah, but his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.
6 Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him. 7 The sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it, and the men were grieved and were very disturbed, because Shechem had disgraced Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, a thing that should not be done.
8 Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. I pray that you will give her to him to marry. 9 Make marriages with us, and give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves. 10 You may dwell with us, and the land will be before you. Dwell and trade in it and get possessions in it.”
11 Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you say to me I will give. 12 You can make the dowry and gift I must bring high, and I will give according to what you say to me. Just give me the girl to marry.”
13 The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister. 14 They said to them, “We cannot do this. To give our sister to one who is uncircumcised would be a disgrace to us. 15 But we will consent to you in this: If you will become as we are, that is, every one of your males be circumcised, 16 then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people. 17 But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter, and we will leave.”
18 Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son. 19 The young man did not delay to do the thing, because he wanted Jacob’s daughter. Now he was more respected than all the household of his father. 20 So Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and they spoke with the men of their city, saying, 21 “These men are at peace with us. Therefore let them dwell in the land and trade in it. For the land is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters as our wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only on this condition will the men consent to dwell with us and be one people: if every male among us will be circumcised as they are circumcised. 23 Will not their livestock and their possessions and every animal of theirs be ours? Only, let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.”
24 All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor and Shechem his son, and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.
25 On the third day, when they were in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and went to the unsuspecting city and killed all the males. 26 They killed Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword and took Dinah out of the house of Shechem and departed. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and looted the city, because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their flocks and their herds, their donkeys and whatever was in the city and in the fields. 29 They took captive and looted all their wealth, all their little ones, and their wives, even all that was in each house.
30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me revolting among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. Our being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and slay me, and I will be destroyed, both I and my household.”
31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
Génesis 34
Reina Valera Contemporánea
La deshonra de Dina vengada
34 Dina, la hija que Lea le había dado a Jacob, salió a ver a las mujeres del lugar. 2 Y la vio Siquén, hijo de Jamor el jivita, que era príncipe de aquella tierra, y tomándola con violencia se acostó con ella y la deshonró. 3 Pero tan atraído se sintió a Dina, la hija de Lea, que se enamoró de la joven y trató de ganarse su corazón. 4 Y habló Siquén con Jamor, su padre, y le dijo: «Tómame por mujer a esta joven.»
5 Llegó a oídos de Jacob que Siquén había deshonrado a Dina, su hija; pero como sus hijos estaban en el campo con su ganado, no dijo nada hasta que ellos llegaran.
6 Jamor, el padre de Siquén, fue a ver a Jacob para hablar con él. 7 Cuando los hijos de Jacob lo supieron, volvieron del campo. Y se entristecieron y enojaron mucho, porque Siquén había cometido una vileza en Israel al acostarse con la hija de Jacob. Era algo que no se debía haber hecho. 8 Jamor habló con ellos, y les dijo:
«Tan atraído se siente mi hijo Siquén por la hija de ustedes, que les ruego que se la den por mujer. 9 Háganse parientes nuestros. Ustedes nos darán a sus hijas, y tomarán para ustedes a las nuestras. 10 Quédense a vivir entre nosotros. La tierra está delante de ustedes. Vivan en ella, y hagan en ella negocios. Tomen de ella posesión.»
11 Siquén también les dijo al padre de Dina y a sus hermanos:
«Si acaso merezco que me traten con bondad, yo les daré lo que me pidan. 12 Aumenten a cargo mío una gran dote y muchos regalos. Yo les daré todo lo que me pidan, pero denme a la joven por mujer.»
13 Pero como Siquén había mancillado a su hermana Dina, los hijos de Jacob respondieron a éste y a su padre con engaños. 14 Les dijeron:
«No podemos entregarle nuestra hermana a un hombre incircunciso. Entre nosotros, eso es algo vergonzoso. 15 Pero accederemos con esta condición: si ustedes han de ser como nosotros, todos los varones entre ustedes deben circuncidarse. 16 Entonces sí, les daremos nuestras hijas, y nosotros tomaremos las de ustedes; y habitaremos entre ustedes, y seremos un solo pueblo. 17 Pero si no nos hacen caso, y no se circuncidan, tomaremos a nuestra hija y nos iremos de aquí.»
18 Estas palabras les parecieron bien a Jamor y a su hijo Siquén. 19 Y no tardó el joven en cumplir con esa condición, porque la hija de Jacob le había agradado y él era el más distinguido de toda la casa de su padre.
20 Fueron entonces Jamor y su hijo Siquén a la puerta de su ciudad, y hablaron con los varones de su ciudad. Les dijeron:
21 «Estos varones vienen a nosotros en son de paz. Habitarán en el país, y harán negocios en él, pues hay en la tierra bastante espacio para ellos. Nosotros tomaremos sus hijas por mujeres, y les daremos las nuestras. 22 Pero estos hombres aceptan habitar entre nosotros con una condición: para que seamos un solo pueblo, todo varón entre nosotros debe ser circuncidado, así como ellos son circuncidados. 23 Su ganado y sus bienes, y todas sus bestias, serán nuestros; solamente tenemos que aceptar, y ellos habitarán con nosotros.»
24 Todos los que salían por la puerta de la ciudad obedecieron a Jamor y a su hijo Siquén, y circuncidaron a todo varón, es decir, a todos los que salían por la puerta de la ciudad. 25 Pero al tercer día, cuando los hombres experimentaban los dolores más graves, Simeón y Leví, que eran dos de los hijos de Jacob y hermanos de Dina, tomaron cada uno su espada y fueron a la ciudad, la cual estaba desprevenida, y mataron a todos los varones. 26 Mataron a filo de espada a Jamor y a su hijo Siquén, y luego de sacar a Dina de la casa de Siquén, se fueron. 27 Los otros hijos de Jacob se lanzaron sobre los muertos, y saquearon la ciudad, porque su hermana había sido deshonrada. 28 Se llevaron ovejas, vacas y asnos, y todo lo que había en la ciudad y en el campo. 29 También se llevaron todos los bienes que había en las casas, y se llevaron cautivos a todos sus niños y sus mujeres. 30 Entonces Jacob les dijo a Simeón y Leví:
«Ustedes me han creado un gran problema. Me han hecho odioso a los cananeos y ferezeos, habitantes de esta tierra. Con los pocos hombres que tengo, ellos se juntarán contra mí y me atacarán, y yo y mi casa seremos destruidos.»
31 Pero ellos le respondieron:
«¿Y él tenía que tratar a nuestra hermana como a una ramera?»
Bereshis 34
Orthodox Jewish Bible
34 And Dinah Bat Leah, which she bore unto Ya’akov, went out to see the Banot HaAretz.
2 And when Shechem Ben Chamor the Chivvi (Hivite), Nasi HaAretz, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and violated her.
3 And his nefesh had deveykus unto Dinah Bat Ya’akov, and he loved the na’arah, and spoke to the lev hanaarah.
4 And Shechem spoke unto Chamor aviv, saying, Get me this yaldah as isha.
5 And Ya’akov heard that he had made his bat Dinah tameh; now his banim were with his mikneh in the sadeh; and Ya’akov held his peace until they were come.
6 And Chamor avi Shechem went out unto Ya’akov to speak with him.
7 And the Bnei Ya’akov came from the sadeh when they heard it; and the anashim were grieved, and they were in wrath greatly, because he had wrought nevalah (folly, disgrace, outrage) against Yisroel in lying with Bat Ya’akov; which thing ought not to be done.
8 And Chamor spoke with them, saying, The nefesh of beni (my son) Shechem longeth for your bat; now give her him as isha.
9 So intermarry with us, and give your banot unto us, and take benoteinu (our banot) unto you.
10 And ye shall dwell with us; and HaAretz shall be before you; dwell and trade therein, and get you possessions therein.
11 And Shechem said unto her av and unto her achim, Let me find chen (grace) in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
12 Ask me never so much mohar (bride price, dowry) and mattan (gift), and I will pay according as ye shall say unto me; but give me the na’arah as isha.
13 And the Bnei Ya’akov answered Shechem and Chamor aviv in mirmar (deceit) and spoke because he had made Dinah their achot tameh;
14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give achoteinu (our sister) to ish that is arelah (uncircumcised); for that would be a cherpah (reproach, disgrace) unto us;
15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will become like us, that every zachar of you be circumcised;
16 Then will we give benoteinu unto you, and we will take your banot to us, and we will dwell among you, and we will become as Am Echad.
17 But if ye will not pay heed unto us, to become circumcised; then will we take biteinu (our daughter), and we will go.
18 And their words pleased Chamor, and Shechem Ben Chamor.
19 And the na’ar deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Bat Ya’akov; and he was more respected than kol Bais Aviv.
20 And Chamor and Shechem bno came unto the Sha’ar of their city, and they spoke with the anashim of their city, saying,
21 These anashim are shlemim (peaceable) with us; therefore let them settle in HaAretz, and let them trade therein for HaAretz, hinei, it is plenty of room for them; let us take their banot to us as nashim, and let us give them benoteinu.
22 Only herein will the anashim consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be Am Echad, if every zachar among us be circumcised, just as they are nimolim (ones being circumcised).
23 Shall not their mikneh and their property and every behemah of theirs be ours? Only let us consent unto them, and they will settle among us.
24 And unto Chamor and unto Shechem bno paid heed all that went out of the Sha’ar of his city; and every zachar was circumcised, all that went out of the Sha’ar of his city.
25 And it came to pass on the Yom HaShlishi, when they were in pain, that two of the Bnei Ya’akov, Shimon and Levi, achei Dinah, took each ish his cherev, and came upon the Ir betach (boldly, confidently), and they slaughtered kol zachar.
26 And they slaughtered Chamor and Shechem bno with the edge of the cherev, and took Dinah from the Bais Shechem and left.
27 The Bnei Ya’akov came upon the chalalim (dead ones, slain ones), and plundered the Ir, because they had made their achot tameh.
28 They seized their tzon, and their bakar, and their chamorim, and that which was in the Ir, and that which was in the sadeh,
29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their nashim they carried off and plundered even all that was in the bais.
30 And Ya’akov said to Shimon and Levi, Ye have brought trouble on me to make me a stench among the inhabitants of HaAretz, among the Kena’ani and the Perizzi; and I being few in mispar, they shall gather themselves together against me, and attack me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my bais.
31 And they said, Should he deal with achoteinu like with zonah?
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