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So Hamor entered with Shechem his son into the gate of their city, - and they spake unto the men of their city, saying:

As for these men, in peace, they are with us - let them therefore dwell in the land and go through it, for, the land, lo! it is roomy on both hands before them, - their daughters, let us take to us for wives, and our daughters, let us give to them.

Their herds and their substance, and all their beasts, shall they, not be, ours? Only, we must consent to them, that they may dwell with us.

And they hearkened unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, even all that were going forth out of the gate of his city, - and every male was circumcised, all that were going forth out of the gate of his city.

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took each man his sword, and came in upon the city, boldly, - and slew every, male;

Hamor also, and Shechem his son, slew they with the edge of the sword, - and took Dinah out of the house of Shechem, and came forth,

The sons of Jacob, came in upon the slain and plundered the city, - because they had defiled their sister:

their flocks, and their herds and their asses, - and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, they took;

and all their wealth and all their little ones, and their women, took they captive, and seized as plunder, - even all that was in their houses.

Then said Jacob unto Simeon and unto Levi - Ye have troubled me by making me odious among them that dwell in the land, among the Canaanites, and among the Perizzites, - I, having only men that may be counted, they will gather themselves, together against me and smite me, - and I shall be destroyed both I and my house.

And they said, - As with a harlot, was he to deal with our sister.

So they gave unto Jacob all the gods of the alien which were in their hand, and the earrings which were in their ears, - and Jacob hid them under the oak, which was by Shechem.

And they brake up, - and it came to pass that the terror of God, was on the cities which were round about them, so that they pursued not after the sons of Jacob.

Then brake they up from Beth-el, and it came to pass when there was yet a stretch of country, to enter into Ephrath, that Rachel was in childbirth, and had hard-labour in her child-birth.

So his brethren saw that their father loved him, more than any of his brethren, and they hated him, and could not bid him prosper,

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and told it to his brethren, and they went on yet more to hate him.

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou, reign, over us, shalt thou, have dominion over us? So they went on yet more to hate him, because of his dreams and because of his words.

And he said, My brethren, am, I, seeking, - do tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding their flock.

And the man said, They have broken up from hence, for I heard them saying Let us go our way towards Dothan. So Joseph went after his brethren, and found them, in Dothan.

And they saw him afar off, - and, ere yet he drew near unto them, they conspired against him, to put him to death.