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and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet words.", "citation": "Genesis 34:3 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 4, "text": "And going to Hemor his father, he said: Get me this damsel to wife.", "citation": "Genesis 34:4 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 5, "text": "But when Jacob had heard this, his sons being absent, and employed in feeding the cattle, he held his peace till they came back.", "citation": "Genesis 34:5 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 6, "text": "And when Hemor the father of Sichem was come out to speak to Jacob,", "citation": "Genesis 34:6 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 7, "text": "Behold his sons came from the field: and hearing what had passed, they were exceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in Israel, and committed an unlawful act, in ravishing Jacob's daughter.", "citation": "Genesis 34:7 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 8, "text": "And Hemor spoke to them: The soul of my son Sichem has a longing for your daughter: give her him to wife:", "citation": "Genesis 34:8 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 9, "text": "And let us contract marriages one with another: give us your daughters, and take you our daughters.", "citation": "Genesis 34:9 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 10, "text": "And dwell with us: the land is at your command, till, trade, and possess it.", "citation": "Genesis 34:10 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 11, "text": "Sichem also said to her father and to her brethren: Let me find favour in your sight, and whatsoever you shall appoint I will give:", "citation": "Genesis 34:11 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 12, "text": "Raise the dowry, and ask gifts, and I will gladly give what you shall demand: only give me this damsel to wife.", "citation": "Genesis 34:12 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 13, "text": "The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:", "citation": "Genesis 34:13 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 14, "text": "We cannot do what you demand, nor give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; which with us is unlawful and abominable.", "citation": "Genesis 34:14 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 15, "text": "But in this we may be allied with you, if you will be like us, and all the male sex among you be circumcised:", "citation": "Genesis 34:15 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 16, "text": "Then will we mutually give and take your daughters, and ours; and we will dwell with you, and will be one people:", "citation": "Genesis 34:16 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 17, "text": "But if you will not be circumcised, we will take our daughter and depart.", "citation": "Genesis 34:17 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 18, "text": "Their offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem, his son:", "citation": "Genesis 34:18 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 19, "text": "And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required: for he loved the damsel exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in all his father's house.", "citation": "Genesis 34:19 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 20, "text": "And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:", "citation": "Genesis 34:20 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 21, "text": "These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.", "citation": "Genesis 34:21 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 22, "text": "One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.", "citation": "Genesis 34:22 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 23, "text": "And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours; only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.", "citation": "Genesis 34:23 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 24, "text": "And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.", "citation": "Genesis 34:24 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 25, "text": "And behold the third day, when the pain of the wound was greatest: two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, the brothers of Dina, taking their swords, entered boldly into the city and slew all the men.", "citation": "Genesis 34:25 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 26, "text": "And they killed also Hemor and Sichem, and took away their sister Dina out of Sichem's house.", "citation": "Genesis 34:26 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 27, "text": "And when they were gone out, the other sons of Jacob came upon the slain; and plundered the city in revenge of the rape.", "citation": "Genesis 34:27 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 28, "text": "And they took their sheep, and their herds, and their asses, wasting all they had in their houses and in their fields.", "citation": "Genesis 34:28 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 29, "text": "And their children and wives they took captive.", "citation": "Genesis 34:29 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 30, "text": "And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house shall be destroyed.", "citation": "Genesis 34:30 (Douay-Rheims)" }, { "verse": 31, "text": "They answered: Should they abuse our sister as a strumpet?", "citation": "Genesis 34:31 (Douay-Rheims)" } ] }