1. 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,