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Dinah, the daughter of Jacob through Leah, went out to meet the young women of the area.
Dinah, the daughter of Jacob through Leah, went out to meet the young women of the area.
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骑士公主 2008-1-52楼
Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her.
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骑士公主 2008-1-53楼
He seized her, forced himself on her, and raped her.
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骑士公主 2008-1-54楼
He became deeply attached to Dinah. He loved the young woman, and tried to console her.
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骑士公主 2008-1-55楼
Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this young woman as a wife.
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骑士公主 2008-1-56楼
Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah.
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骑士公主 2008-1-57楼
But his sons were in the field with his livestock, and Jacob kept silent until they returned.
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骑士公主 2008-1-58楼
Hamor the father of Shechem went to Jacob to talk with him. When they heard of this, Jacobs sons came in from the field.
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骑士公主 2008-1-59楼
They were very angry because Shechem had done a disgrace against Israel in lying with Jacobs daughter -- something which ought not to be done.
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骑士公主 2008-1-510楼
Hamor talked with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife. Intermarry with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.
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骑士公主 2008-1-511楼
You shall dwell with us, and the land will be open to you. Live and trade in it, and acquire possessions of it.
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骑士公主 2008-1-512楼
Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, Let me find favor in your eyes. Whatever you require of me I will give. Set the bride-price as high as you please, and I will give whatever you ask. Just give me the girl as my wife.
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骑士公主 2008-1-513楼
The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, We cannot do this. To give our sister to someone who is uncircumcised would be a disgrace to us.
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骑士公主 2008-1-514楼
Only on one condition will we consent: if you will become like us and have every one of your males circumcised. Only then will we give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and become one nation.
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骑士公主 2008-1-515楼
But if you will not listen to us and become circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will go.
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骑士公主 2008-1-516楼
Their words pleased Hamor and his son Shechem.
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骑士公主 2008-1-517楼
The young man did not hesitate to do this, because he took delight in Jacobs daughter, and he was the most honored in his fathers house.
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骑士公主 2008-1-518楼
Hamor and his son Shechem came to the city gate and spoke with the citizens of their city, saying, These men are peaceful. Let them live in the land and trade in it, for the land is large enough for them. We will take their daughters as wives, and give our daughters to them.
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骑士公主 2008-1-519楼
Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us and become one nation: if every male among us becomes circumcised like they are. Let us give our consent to them, so they will dwell with us.
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骑士公主 2008-1-520楼
All the citizens agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male was circumcised.
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骑士公主 2008-1-521楼
Three days later, while the men were still in pain...
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骑士公主 2008-1-522楼
...two of Jacobs sons, Simeon and Levi, each took his sword, and came into the unsuspecting city.
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骑士公主 2008-1-523楼
They slaughtered all the males.
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骑士公主 2008-1-524楼
They killed Hamor...
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骑士公主 2008-1-525楼
...and his son Schechem...
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骑士公主 2008-1-526楼
…and took Dinah out of Shechems house, and went away.
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骑士公主 2008-1-527楼
Jacobs other sons came upon the slain.
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骑士公主 2008-1-528楼
And they plundered the city, taking their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, all that was in the city and in the fields, and all their wealth.
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骑士公主 2008-1-529楼
They took all their wives and children captive, and took as plunder everything in their houses.
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骑士公主 2008-1-530楼
Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have ruined me, making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
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骑士公主 2008-1-531楼
We are few in number. They will band together against us and attack. I will be destroyed, I and my household.
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骑士公主 2008-1-532楼
Simeon and Levi replied, Should we have allowed him to treat our sister like a whore?