1And the number of all the males that were circumcised, were six hundred and

2But Chiddekem, son of Pered, the father of Hamor, and his six brothers,

3And in the evening of the second day, they found eight small children who

4And Shechem and his father Hamor sent to have them brought before them to

5And they sought to slay also Shechem and his father Hamor, and they sought

6And they said unto them, What is this thing that you have done? are there

7Do you imagine that you will succeed through this act which you have done?

8And if your act shall not appear just and good in their sight, what will

9And if the inhabitants of the land and all your brethren the children of

10On account of a Hebrew woman did Shechem and Hamor his father, and all the

11Now therefore we cannot bear up against this thing which you have done,

12Behold to-morrow we will go and assemble all our brethren, the Canaanitish

13And when Hamor and his son Shechem and all the people of the city heard

14And Shechem and his father Hamor answered their father Chiddekem and his

15Now do not say, nor imagine in your hearts that on account of the love of

16But because we saw that it was not their intention and desire to accede to

17And when we shall have obtained our request from them, we will then return

18We beseech you then to wait and tarry until our flesh shall be healed and

19And Dinah the daughter of Jacob heard all these words which Chiddekem and

20And she hastened and sent one of her maidens, that her father had sent to

21Thus did Chiddekem and his brothers advise concerning you, and thus did

22And when Jacob heard these words he was filled with wrath, and he was

23And Simeon and Levi swore and said, As the Lord liveth, the God of the

24And twenty young men had concealed themselves who were not circumcised,

25And Simeon and Levi continued to go about in the city, and they killed all

26And there was a great consternation in the midst of the city, and the cry

27And Simeon and Levi slew all the city; they left not a male remaining in

28And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son at the edge of the sword, and they

29And the sons of Jacob went and returned, and came upon the slain, and

30And whilst they were taking the spoil, three hundred men stood up and

31And they took away their sheep and their oxen and their cattle, and also

32And when Jacob saw all that they had done to the city, and saw the spoil

33And now you have done to make me obnoxious to the inhabitants of the land,

34And Simeon and Levi and all their brothers with them answered their father

35And the number of women whom Simeon and Levi took captives from the city

36And amongst them was a young damsel of beautiful appearance and well

37And all the young men and women that Simeon and Levi had taken captives

38And when Simeon and Levi had gone forth from the city, the two young men

39And these men left the city and went to the city of Tapnach, and they came

40And the information reached Jashub king of Tapnach, and he sent men to the

41And the messengers of Jashub came back and told him, saying, We came unto

42And Jashub wondered at this, saying, How could two men do this thing, to

43For the like has not been from the days of Nimrod, and not even from the

44And Jashub, king of Tapnach, consulted with his counsellors about this

45If two of them laid waste the whole city, and no one stood against them,

46But if thou wilt send to all the kings that surround us, and let them come

47And Jashub heard the words of his counsellors, and their words pleased him

48Go up with me and assist me, and we will smite Jacob the Hebrew and all

49And all the kings of the Amorites heard the evil that the sons of Jacob

50And the seven kings of the Amorites assembled with all their armies, about

51And Jacob exclaimed against Simeon and Levi, saying, What is this act that

52And Judah answered his father, saying, Was it for naught my brothers

53And Shechem did all this evil and not one of the inhabitants of his city

54And now why art thou afraid or distressed, and why art thou displeased at

55Surely our God who delivered into their hand the city of Shechem and its

56Now be tranquil about them and cast away thy fears, but trust in the Lord

57And Judah called to one of his father's servants, Go now and see where

58And the servant went and looked far off, and went up opposite Mount Sihon,

59And Judah said unto Simeon and Levi, and unto all his brothers, Strengthen

60Stand forth each man, girt with his weapons of war, his bow and his sword,

61And they rose up, and each girt on his weapons of war, great and small,

62And all the servants of Isaac who were with Isaac in Hebron, all came to

63And the sons of Jacob sent unto their father Isaac the son of Abraham to

64Pray we beseech thee for us unto the Lord our God, to protect us from the

65And Isaac the son of Abraham prayed unto the Lord for his sons, and he

66Now therefore, O Lord God, God of the whole earth, pervert, I pray thee,

67And impress the hearts of these kings and their people with the terror of

68And with thy strong hand and outstretched arm deliver my sons and their

69And the sons of Jacob and their servants went toward these kings, and they

70Thou art He who stirreth up wars and causeth them to cease, in thy hand

Chapter 34

The Perfidy of Shechem. Simeon and Levi, Sons of Jacob, avenge the