1. Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah, went to visit some of the women who lived there.
2. She was seen by Hamor's son Shechem, the leader of the Hivites, and he grabbed her and raped her.
3. But Shechem was attracted to Dinah, so he told her how much he loved her.
4. He even asked his father to get her for his wife.
5. Meanwhile, Jacob heard what had happened. But his sons were out in the fields with the cattle, so he did not do anything at the time.
6. Hamor arrived at Jacob's home
7. just as Jacob's sons were coming in from work. When they learnt that their sister had been raped, they became furiously angry. Nothing is more disgraceful than rape, and it should not be tolerated in Israel.
8. Hamor said to Jacob and his sons:My son Shechem really loves Dinah. Please let him marry her.
9. Why don't you start letting your families marry into our families and ours marry into yours?
10. You can share this land with us. Move freely about until you find the property you want; then buy it and settle down here.