Hebrew Parallel: Genesis Literary Translation (17)

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Hebrew Parallel: Genesis Literary Translation (17)

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1. Translation Policy

This translation is an artistic endeavor to reconstruct the spirit and majesty of the original Hebrew text using the dignified resonance of the literary style found in classical Japanese literature. Beyond the confines of a literal translation, it aims to express the grand narrative of Genesis in a unique style through liberal translation and dramatization.

In translating, the following basic principles were strictly adhered to.

Emphasis on Concise Expression and Rhythm: Following the economy of language seen in Waka and Haiku, redundant particles and decorations have been stripped away as much as possible. The persistent repetition found in the genealogy of Chapter 5 is utilized as a powerful rhythm indicating the chain of life.

Dignity Based on Classical Literary Style: While based on classical literary Japanese, harmony with readability has been sought so that modern readers can intuitively understand the context. Vulgar tones are strictly excluded, and the perfection of an artistic literary style is pursued.

Presentation of Strict Style and Relationships: Hiragana is replaced with Kanji as much as possible to maintain visual gravity. To express the absoluteness of God, archaic honorific expressions (such as 'tamau') are used only for God's actions, and by maintaining a style that excludes excessive decorative honorifics, the fundamental relationship between God as the Creator and humans as the created is clearly expressed.

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2. Commentary

This translation is an attempt to reconstruct the dramatic development of the original text in Genesis Chapters 33 and 34 within the aesthetic of the classical Japanese literary style.
'Bowed down to the ground seven times' (33:3):
A scene where Jacob humbles himself before his brother Esau after years of feud, showing extreme and profound respect. Esau's tolerance and Jacob's thorough caution stand out.
'As if seeing the face of God' (33:10):
Expresses the deep emotion of Jacob, who received forgiveness and grace from the brother who once sought his life. It resonates with seeing the face of God (Peniel) in the previous chapter.
'Shalem' (33:18):
The Hebrew 'Shalem' can be read as 'safely' or as the place name 'Shalem'.
'El-Elohe-Israel' (33:20):
Meaning 'God, the God of Israel.' Jacob set up an altar in Shechem to commemorate the relationship between God and his new name, 'Israel,' given to him by God.
'The Incident of Dinah and Revenge' (Chapter 34):
A tragic incident in which Jacob's daughter Dinah was defiled by Shechem the Hivite, and Simeon and Levi, enraged by this, took the lead in using a plot to kill the men of the city of Shechem, after which Jacob's sons plundered the city.
'To those who are not circumcised' (34:14):
The fact that Simeon and Levi misused circumcision, the sign of the holy covenant, as a means of revenge resonates with Jacob's curse on them later (Genesis Chapter 49).
'We will take our daughter and leave' (34:17):
In a literal translation, it is 'our daughter,' but in context, it refers to 'our sister Dinah, who is treated as our daughter.'

3. Hebrew Parallel Literary Translation

Genesis Chapter 33

33:1 Jacob lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, Esau was coming with four hundred men. So he divided the children among Leah, Rachel, and the two maids.
וַיִּשָּׂא יַעֲקֹב עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה עֵשָׂו בָּא וְעִמּוֹ אַרְבַּע מֵאוֹת אִישׁ וַיַּחַץ אֶת־הַיְלָדִים עַל־לֵאָה וְעַל־רָחֵל וְעַל שְׁתֵּי הַשְּׁפָחוֹת׃
Vayissa Yaakov einav vayyar vehinneh Esav ba veimmo arba meot ish, vayyhats et hayeladim al Leah veal Rachel veal shetei hashefahot.
Lifted / Jacob / his eyes / and saw / behold / Esau / coming / and with him / four / hundred / men / and he divided / the children / to Leah / and to Rachel / and to the two / maids.

33:2 He put the maids and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph behind.
וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־הַשְּׁפָחוֹת וְאֶת־יַלְדֵיהֶן רִאשֹׁנָה וְאֶת־לֵאָה וִילָדֶיהָ אַחֲרֹנִים וְאֶת־רָחֵל וְאֶת־יוֹסֵף אַחֲרֹנִים׃
Vayyasem et hashefahot veet yaldeihen rishonah, veet Leah vildeiha aharonim, veet Rachel veet Yosef aharonim.
Placed / the maids / and their children / first / and Leah / and her children / behind / and Rachel / and Joseph / behind.

33:3 He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times until he approached his brother.
וְהוּא עָבַר לִפְנֵיהֶם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַרְצָה שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים עַד־גִּשְׁתּוֹ עַד־אָחִיו׃
Vehu avar lifneihem, vayyishtahu artsah sheva peamim ad gishto ad achiv.
And he (himself) / went / before them / and bowed down / to the ground / seven / times / until his approaching / to his brother.

33:4 Esau ran to meet him, embraced him, fell on his neck, and kissed him, and they wept.
וַיָּרָץ עֵשָׂו לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיְחַבְּקֵהוּ וַיִּפֹּל עַל־צַוָּארָו וַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּ וַיִּבְכּוּ׃
Vayyarats Esav likrato vayehabbekehu, vayyippol al tsavvaro vayyishshakehu, vayyivku.
Ran / Esau / to meet him / and embraced him / and fell / on his neck / and kissed him / and they wept.

33:5 Esau lifted his eyes and saw the women and children and said, 'Who are these with you?' Jacob said, 'The children whom God has graciously given to your servant.'
וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַנָּשִׁים וְאֶת־הַיְלָדִים וַיֹּאמֶר מִי־אֵלֶּה לָּךְ וַיֹּאמַר הַיְלָדִים אֲשֶׁר־חָנַן אֱלֹהִים אֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ׃
Vayissa et einav vayyar et hannashim veet hayeladim vayyomer mi elle lach, vayyomar hayeladim asher chanan Elohim et avdekha.
He lifted / his eyes / and saw / the women / and the children / and said / who / these / to you / and he said / the children / whom / has graced / God / to your servant.

33:6 Then the handmaids and their children approached and bowed down,
וַתִּגַּשְׁןָ הַשְּׁפָחוֹת הֵנָּה וְיַלְדֵיהֶן וַתִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ׃
Vattiggashna hashephachot hennah veyaldeihen vattishtachaveina.
And approached / the handmaids / they / and their children / and bowed down.

33:7 Leah and her children also approached and bowed down, and after that Joseph and Rachel approached and bowed down.
וַתִּגַּשׁ גַּם־לֵאָה וִילָדֶיהָ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ וְאַחַר נִגַּשׁ יוֹסֵף וְרָחֵל וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ׃
Vattigash gam-Leah vildeiha vayishtachavu, veachar nigash Yoseph veRachel vayishtachavu.
And approached / also / Leah / and her children / and bowed down / and after / approached / Joseph / and Rachel / and bowed down.

33:8 Esau said, "What is all this camp that I met with you for?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the eyes of my lord."
וַיֹּאמֶר מִי לְךָ כָּל־הַמַּחֲנֶה הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר פָּגָשְׁתִּי וַיֹּאמֶר לִמְצֹא־חֵן בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנִי׃
Vayomer mi lecha kol-hamachaneh hazzeh asher pagashti, vayomer limtzo-chen be'einei adoni.
And said / what / to you / all / the camp / this / that / I met / and said / to find / favor / in the eyes / of my lord.

33:9 Esau said, "My brother, I have much. Let what you have be your own."
וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו יֶשׁ־לִי רָב אָחִי יְהִי לְךָ אֲשֶׁר־לָךְ׃
Vayomer Esav yesh-li rav achi, yehi lecha asher-lach.
And said / Esau / there is / to me / much / my brother / let it be / to you / that which is yours.

33:10 Jacob said, "No, if I have found favor in your eyes, please take this gift from my hand. For seeing your face is like seeing the face of God, and you have been pleased with me.
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אַל־נָא אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ מִנְחָתִי מִיָּדִי כִּי עַל־כֵּן רָאִיתִי פָנֶיךָ כִּרְאֹת פְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים וַתִּרְצֵנִי׃
Vayomer Ya'akov al-na im-na matzati chen be'eineicha velakachta minchati miyadi, ki al-ken ra'iti faneicha kir'ot penei Elohim vattirtzeni.
And said / Jacob / no / please / if / please / I have found / favor / in your eyes / and take / my gift / from my hand / because / therefore / I have seen / your face / as seeing / the face / of God / and you have been pleased with me.

33:11 Please take this blessing that has been brought to you, for God has been gracious to me, and I have everything." And he urged him, and he took it.
קַח־נָא אֶת־בִּרְכָתִי אֲשֶׁר הֻבָאת לָךְ כִּי־חַנַּנִי אֱלֹהִים וְכִי יֶשׁ־לִי־כֹל וַיִּפְצַר־בּוֹ וַיִּקָּח׃
Kach-na et-birchati asher huva't lach ki-channani Elohim vechi yesh-li-chol, vayiftzar-bo vayikkach.
Take / please / the / my blessing / that / was brought / to you / because / has been gracious to me / God / and because / there is / to me / everything / and he urged / him / and he took.

33:12 Esau said, "Let us set out and go, and I will go before you."
וַיֹּאמֶר נִסְעָה וְנֵלֵכָה וְאֵלְכָה לְנֶגְדֶּךָ׃
Vayomer nis'ah venelechah ve'elechah lenegdecha.
And said / let us set out / and let us go / and I will go / before you.

33:13 Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are weak, and the nursing flocks and herds are with me. If they are driven hard for one day, all the flocks will die.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אֲדֹנִי יֹדֵעַ כִּי־הַיְלָדִים רַכִּים וְהַצֹּאן וְהַבָּקָר עָלוֹת עָלָי וּדְפָקוּם יוֹם אֶחָד וָמֵתוּ כָּל־הַצֹּאן׃
Vayomer elav adoni yodea ki-hayeladim rakkim, vehatzon vehabakar alot alai, udepakum yom echad vametu kol-hatzon.
And said / to him / my lord / knows / that / the children / are weak / and the flocks / and the herds / nursing / are with me / and if they drive them / day / one / and will die / all / the flocks.

33:14 Please let my lord pass on before his servant, and I will lead on slowly, at the pace of the livestock that are before me and at the pace of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir."
יַעֲבָר־נָא אֲדֹנִי לִפְנֵי עַבְדּוֹ וַאֲנִי אֶתְנָהֲלָה לְאִטִּי לְרֶגֶל הַמְּלָאכָה אֲשֶׁר־לְפָנַי וּלְרֶגֶל הַיְלָדִים עַד אֲשֶׁר־אָבֹא אֶל־אֲדֹנִי שֵׂעִירָה׃
Ya'avar-na adoni lifnei avdo, va'ani etnahalah le'itti leregel hammelachah asher-lefanai uleregel hayeladim, ad asher-avo el-adoni Se'irah.
Let pass / please / my lord / before / his servant / and I / will lead on / slowly / at the pace of / the work (livestock) / that / before me / and at the pace of / the children / until / that / I come / to / my lord / to Seir.

33:15 Esau said, "Then let me leave with you some of the people who are with me." Jacob said, "Why this? Let me find favor in the eyes of my lord."
וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו אַצִּיגָה־נָּא עִמְּךָ מִן־הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אִתִּי וַיֹּאמֶר לָמָּה־זֶּה אֶמְצָא־חֵן בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנִי׃
Vayomer Esav atzigah-na immacha min-ha'am asher itti, vayomer lammah-zeh emtza-chen be'einei adoni.
And said / Esau / let me leave / please / with you / from / the people / that / with me / and said / why / this / let me find / favor / in the eyes / of my lord.

33:16 So Esau returned that day on his way to Seir.
וַיָּשָׁב בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא עֵשָׂו לְדַרְכּוֹ שֵׂעִירָה׃
Vayashav bayom hahu Esav ledarko Se'irah.
And returned / in the day / that / Esau / to his way / to Seir.

33:17 Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built himself a house and made shelters for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.
וְיַעֲקֹב נָסַע סֻכֹּתָה וַיِّבֶן לוֹ בָּיִת וּלְמִקְנֵהוּ עָשָׂה סֻכֹּת עַל־כֵּן קָרָא שֵׁם־הַמָּקוֹם סֻכּוֹת׃
Veya'akov nasa Sukkottah vayiven lo bayit ulemiknehu asah sukkot, al-ken kara shem-hammakom Sukkott.
And Jacob / journeyed / to Succoth / and built / for himself / a house / and for his livestock / made / shelters / therefore / he called / the name / of the place / Succoth.

33:18 Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, on his way from Paddan-aram, and he camped before the city.
וַיָּבֹא יַעֲקֹב שָׁלֵם עִיר שְׁכֶם אֲשֶׁר בְּאֶרֶץ כְּנַעַן בְּבֹאוֹ מִפַּדַּן אֲרָם וַיِّחַן אֶת־פְּנֵי הָעִיר׃
Vayavo Ya'akov Shalem ir Shechem asher be'eretz Kena'an bevo'o miPaddan Aram, vayichan et-penei ha'ir.
And came / Jacob / safely / city / of Shechem / that / in the land / of Canaan / in his coming / from Paddan / Aram / and camped / before / the city.

33:19 He bought the piece of land where he had pitched his tent from the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for a hundred kesitah.
וַיِّקֶן אֶת־חֶלְקַת הַשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר נָטָה־שָׁם אָהֳלוֹ מִיַּד בְּנֵי־חֲמוֹר אֲבִי שְׁכֶם בְּמֵאָה קְשִׂיטָה׃
Vayiken et-chelkat hassadeh asher natah-sham oholo miyad benei-Hamor avi Shechem beme'ah kesitah.
And bought / the piece / of the field / that / he pitched / there / his tent / from the hand / of the children / of Hamor / father / of Shechem / for a hundred / kesitah.

33:20 There he erected an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
וַיַּצֶּב־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ וַיِّקְרָא־לוֹ אֵל אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
Vayatzev-sham mizbe'ach vayikra-lo El Elohei Yisra'el.
And erected / there / an altar / and called / it / El / Elohe / Israel.

Genesis Chapter 34

34:1 Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land.
וַתֵּצֵא דִינָה בַּת־לֵאָה אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה לְיַעֲקֹב לִרְאוֹת בִּבְנוֹת הָאָרֶץ׃
Vattetze Dinah bat-Leah asher yaldah leYa'akov lir'ot bivnot ha'aretz.
And went out / Dinah / daughter / of Leah / that / she bore / to Jacob / to see / the daughters / of the land.

34:2 Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her, took her, lay with her, and humbled her.
וַיַּרְא אֹתָהּ שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמוֹר הַחִוִּי נְשִׂיא הָאָרֶץ וַיِّקַּח אֹתָהּ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ וַיְעַנֶּהָ׃
Vayar otah Shechem ben-Hamor haChivvi nesi ha'aretz, vayikkach otah vayishkav otah vaye'anneha.
And saw / her / Shechem / son / of Hamor / the Hivite / prince / of the land / and took / her / and lay / with her / and humbled her.

34:3 His soul was drawn to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke tenderly to the young woman.
וַתִּדְבַּק נַפְשׁוֹ בְּדִינָה בַּת־יַעֲקֹב וַיֶּאֱהַב אֶת־הַנַּעֲרָ וַיְדַבֵּר עַל־לֵב הַנַּעֲרָ׃
Vattidbak nafsho beDinah bat-Ya'akov, vay'ehav et-hanna'arah vaydaber al-lev hanna'arah.
And clung / his soul / to Dinah / daughter / of Jacob / and he loved / the young woman / and spoke / to the heart / of the young woman.

34:4 Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, "Get me this girl for a wife."
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁכֶם אֶל־חֲמוֹר אָבִיו לֵאמֹר קַח־לִי אֶת־הַיַּלְדָּה הַזֹּאת לְאִשָּׁה׃
Vayomer Shechem el-Hamor aviv lemor, kach-li et-hayaldah hazzo't le'ishah.
And said / Shechem / to / Hamor / his father / saying / take / for me / the girl / this / for a wife.

34:5 Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; but his sons were with his cattle in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.
וְיַעֲקֹב שָׁמַע כִּי טִמֵּא אֶת־דִּינָה בִתּוֹ וּבָנָיו הָיוּ אֶת־מִקְנֵהוּ בַּשָּׂדֶה וְהֶחֱרִשׁ יַעֲקֹב עַד־בֹּאָם׃
Veya'akov shama ki timme et-Dinah bitto, uvanav hayu et-miknehu bassadeh vehecherish Ya'akov ad-bo'am.
And Jacob / heard / that he defiled / Dinah / his daughter / and his sons / were / with his cattle / in the field / and he kept silent / Jacob / until they came.

34:6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.
וַיֵּצֵא חֲמוֹר אֲבִי־שְׁכֶם אֶל־יַעֲקֹב לְדַבֵּר אִתּוֹ׃
Vayetze Chamor avi-Shechem el-Ya'akov ledabber itto.
And went out / Hamor / the father / of Shechem / to Jacob / to speak / with him.

34:7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
וּבְנֵי יַעֲקֹב בָּאוּ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶה כְּשָׁמְעָם וַיִּתְעַצְּבוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים וַיִּחַר לָהֶם מְאֹד כִּי־נְבָלָה עָשָׂה בְיִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁכַּב אֶת־בַּת־יַעֲקֹב וְכֵן לֹא יֵעָשֶׂה׃
Uvnei Ya'akov ba'u min-hassadeh kesham'am vayit'atzvu ha'anashim vayichar lahem me'od ki-nevalah asah beYisra'el lishkav et-bat-Ya'akov vechen lo ye'aseh.
And the sons / of Jacob / came / from the field / when they heard / and they were grieved / the men / and they were angry / at them / very much / because / a shameful thing / he did / in Israel / by lying / with the daughter / of Jacob / and thus / it should not be done.

34:8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.
וַיְדַבֵּר חֲמוֹר אִתָּם לֵאמֹר שְׁכֶם בְּנִי חָשְׁקָה נַפְשׁוֹ בְּבִתְּכֶם תְּנוּ נָא אֹתָהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּׁה׃
Vayedabber Chamor ittam lemor, Shechem beni chashqah nafsho bevittekhem tenu na otah lo le'ishah.
And spoke / Hamor / with them / saying / Shechem / my son / longs / his soul / for your daughter / give / please / her / to him / as a wife.

34:9 And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.
וְהִתְחַתְּנוּ אֹתָנוּ בְּנֹתֵיכֶם תִּתְּנוּ־לָנוּ וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵיכֶם תִּקְחוּ לָכֶם׃
Vehit-chattnu otanu benotekhem tittenu-lanu ve'et-benotekhem tiqchu lakhem.
And intermarry / with us / your daughters / give / to us / and / our daughters / take / for yourselves.

34:10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
וְאִתָּנוּ תֵּשֵׁבוּ וְהָאָרֶץ תִּהְיֶה לִפְנֵיכֶם שְׁבוּ וּסְחָרוּהָ וְהֵאָחֲזוּ בָּהּ׃
Veittanu teshevu veha'aretz tihyeh lifneikhem shevu uscharuha vehe'achazu bah.
And with us / dwell / and the land / shall be / before you / dwell / and trade / and get possessions / therein.

34:11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.
וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁכֶם אֶל־אָבִיהָ וְאֶל־אַחֶיהָ אֶמְצָא־חֵן בְּעֵינֵיכֶם וַאֲשֶׁר תֹּאמְרוּ אֵלַי אֶתֵּן׃
Vayomer Shechem el-aviha ve'el-acheha emtza-chen be'eineikhem va'asher tomeru elai etten.
And said / Shechem / to her father / and to / her brothers / let me find / grace / in your eyes / and whatever / you say / to me / I will give.

34:12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
הַרְבּוּ עָלַי מְאֹד מֹהַר וּמַתָּן וְאֶתְּנָה כַּאֲשֶׁר תֹּאמְרוּ אֵלָי וּתְנוּ־לִי אֶת־הַנַּעֲרָ לְאִשָּׁה׃
Harbu alai me'od mohar umattan ve'ettenah ka'asher tomeru elai, utenu-li et-hanna'arah le'ishah.
Increase / upon me / very much / dowry / and gift / and I will give / as / you say / to me / and give / to me / the damsel / as a wife.

34:13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
וַיַּעֲנוּ בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹב אֶת־שְׁכֶם וְאֶת־חֲמוֹר אָבִיו בְּמִרְמָה וַיְדַבֵּרוּ אֲשֶׁר טִמֵּא אֵת דִּינָה אֲחֹתָם׃
Vaya'anu venei-Ya'akov et-Shechem ve'et-Chamor aviv bemirmah vayidabberu asher timme et Dinah achotam.
And answered / the sons / of Jacob / Shechem / and / Hamor / his father / with deceit / and spoke / because he defiled / Dinah / their sister.

34:14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֲלֵיהֶם לֹא נוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לָתֵת אֶת־אֲחֹתֵנוּ לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ עָרְלָה כִּי־חֶרְפָּה הִוא לָנוּ׃
Vayomeru aleihem lo nuchal la'asot hadavar hazzeh latet et-achotenu le'ish asher-lo orlah ki-cherpah hi lanu.
And they said / to them / we cannot / do / the thing / this / to give / our sister / to a man / who has / an uncircumcision / because / a reproach / it is / to us.

34:15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;
אַךְ־בְּזֹאת נֵאוֹת לָכֶם אִם תִּהְיוּ כָמֹנוּ לְהִמֹּל לָכֶם כָּל־זָכָר׃
Ach-bezot ne'ot lakhem im tihyu khamonu lehimol lakhem kol-zakhar.
Only / in this / we will consent / to you / if / you will be / like us / to be circumcised / for you / every / male.

34:16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
וְנָתַנּוּ אֶת־בְּנֹתֵינוּ לָכֶם וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵיכֶם נִקַּח־לָנוּ וְיָשַׁבְנוּ אִתְּכֶם וְהָיִינוּ לְעַם אֶחָד׃
Venatannu et-benoteinu lakhem ve'et-benotekhem niqqach-lanu veyashavnu ittekhem vehayinu le'am echad.
And we will give / our daughters / to you / and / your daughters / we will take / for ourselves / and we will dwell / with you / and we will become / a people / one.

34:17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
וְאִם־לֹא תִשְׁמְעוּ אֵלֵינוּ לְהִמּוֹל וְלָקַחְנוּ אֶת־בִּתֵּנוּ וְהָלָכְנוּ׃
Ve'im-lo tishme'u eleinu lehimol velachachnu et-bitteinu vehalachnu.
And if / not / you will listen / to us / to be circumcised / then we will take / our daughter / and we will go.

34:18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.
וַיִּיטְבוּ דִבְרֵיהֶם בְּעֵינֵי חֲמוֹר וּבְעֵינֵי שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמוֹר׃
Vayitvu divreihem be'einei Chamor uve'einei Shechem ben-Chamor.
And pleased / their words / in the eyes / of Hamor / and in the eyes / of Shechem / son / of Hamor.

34:19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.
וְלֹא־אֵחַר הַנַּעַר לַעֲשׂוֹת הַדָּבָר כִּי חָפֵץ בְּבַת־יַעֲקֹב וְהוּא נִכְבָּד מִכֹּל בֵּית אָבִיו׃
Velo-echar hanna'ar la'asot hadavar ki chafetz bebat-Ya'akov vehu nichbad mikol beit aviv.
And / did not delay / the young man / to do / the thing / because / he delighted / in the daughter / of Jacob / and he / was honored / more than all / the house / of his father.

34:20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,
וַיָּבֹא חֲמוֹר וּשְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ אֶל־שַׁעַר עִירָם וַיְדַבְּרוּ אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי עִירָם לֵאמֹר׃
Vayavo Chamor uShechem beno el-sha'ar iram vayedabberu el-anshei iram lemor.
And came / Hamor / and Shechem / his son / to the gate / of their city / and spoke / to the men / of their city / saying.

34:21 These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.
הָאֲנָשִׁים הָאֵלֶּה שְׁלֵמִים הֵם אִתָּנוּ וְיֵשְׁבוּ בָאָרֶץ וְיִסְחֲרוּ אֹתָהּ וְהָאָרֶץ הִנֵּה רַחֲבַת־יָדַיִם לִפְנֵיהֶם אֶת־בְּנֹתָם נִקַּח־לָנוּ לְנָשִׁים וְאֶת־בְּנֹתֵינוּ נִתֵּן לָהֶם׃
Ha'anashim ha'elle shelemim hem ittanu veyeshevu va'aretz veyischaru otah veha'aretz hinneh rachavat-yadayim lifneichem et-benotam niqqach-lanu lenashim ve'et-benoteinu nitten lahem.
The men / these / peaceable / they / with us / and let them dwell / in the land / and trade / in it / and the land / behold / is wide / of hands (spacious) / before them / their daughters / we will take / for ourselves / as wives / and / our daughters / we will give / to them.

34:22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.
אַךְ־בְּזֹאת יֵאֹתוּ לָנוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים לָשֶׁבֶת אִתָּנוּ לִהְיוֹת לְעַם אֶחָד בְּהִמּוֹל לָנוּ כָּל־זָכָר כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵם נִמֹּלִים׃
Ach-bezot ye'otu lanu ha'anashim lashevet ittanu lihyot le'am echad behimol lanu kol-zakhar ka'asher hem nimolim.
Only / in this / will consent / to us / the men / to dwell / with us / to be / a people / one / by circumcising / for us / every / male / as / they / are circumcised.

34:23 Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.
מִקְנֵהֶם וְקִנְיָנָם וְכָל־בְּהֶמְתָּם הֲלוֹא לָנוּ הֵם אַךְ נֵאוֹתָה לָהֶם וְיֵשְׁבוּ אִתָּנוּ׃
Miqnehem veqinyanam vechol-behemtam halo lanu hem ach ne'otah lahem veyeshevu ittanu.
Their cattle / and their property / and all / their beasts / are they not / ours / they / only / let us consent / to them / and they will dwell / with us.

34:24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל־חֲמוֹר וְאֶל־שְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ כָּל־יֹצְאֵי שַׁעַר עִירוֹ וַיִּמֹּלוּ כָּל־זָכָר כָּל־יֹצְאֵי שַׁעַר עִירוֹ׃
Vayishme'u el-Chamor ve'el-Shechem beno kol-yotze'ei sha'ar iro vayimolu kol-zakhar kol-yotze'ei sha'ar iro.
And listened / to Hamor / and to / Shechem / his son / all / who went out / of the gate / of his city / and were circumcised / every / male / all / who went out / of the gate / of his city.

34:25 On the third day, when they were in pain, two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, each took his sword, came upon the city unexpectedly, and killed all the males.
וַיְהִי בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי בִּהְיוֹתָם כֹּאֲבִים וַיִּקְחוּ שְׁנֵי־בְנֵי־יַעֲקֹב שִׁמְעוֹן וְלֵוִי אֲחֵי דִינָה אִישׁ חַרְבּוֹ וַיָּבֹאוּ עַל־הָעִיר בֶּטַח וַיַּהַרְגוּ כָּל־זָכָר׃
Vayehi bayom hashlishi bihyotam ko'avim, vayikhu shnei-vnei-Ya'akov Shimon veLevi achei Dinah ish charbo, vayavo'u al-ha'ir betach vayahargu kol zachar.
And it came to pass / on the day / the third / when they were / in pain / and took / two / sons of / Jacob / Simeon and / Levi / brothers of / Dinah / each / his sword / and came / upon the city / securely (off guard) / and killed / all / males.

34:26 They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah from Shechem's house and went away.
וְאֶת־חֲמוֹר וְאֶת־שְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ הָרְגוּ לְפִי־חָרֶב וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת־דִּינָה מִבֵּית שְׁכֶם וַיֵּצֵאוּ׃
Ve'et Chamor ve'et Shechem beno hargu lefi-charev, vayikhu et Dinah mibeit Shechem vayetze'u.
And / Hamor and / and / Shechem / his son / killed / with the edge of / the sword / and took / Dinah / from the house of / Shechem / and went out.

34:27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain and plundered the city, because their sister had been defiled.
בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב בָּאוּ עַל־הַחֲלָלִים וַיָּבֹזּוּ הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר טִמְּאוּ אֲחוֹתָם׃
Bnei Ya'akov ba'u al-hachalalim vayavozu ha'ir asher tim'u achotam.
Sons of / Jacob / came / upon the slain / and plundered / the city / because / they defiled / their sister.

34:28 They took their flocks, their herds, and their donkeys, both what was in the city and what was in the field,
אֶת־צֹאנָם וְאֶת־בְּקָרָם וְאֶת־חֲמֹרֵיהֶם וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־בָּעִיר וְאֶת־אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׂדֶה לָקָחוּ׃
Et tzonam ve'et bekaram ve'et chamoreihem ve'et asher-ba'ir ve'et asher basadeh lakachu.
Their flocks / and / their herds / and / their donkeys / and / that which / was in the city / and / that which / was in the field / they took.

34:29 They took captive all their wealth, all their little ones, and their wives, and plundered everything that was in the house.
וְאֶת־כָּל־חֵילָם וְאֶת־כָּל־טַפָּם וְאֶת־נְשֵיהֶם שָׁבוּ וַיָּבֹזּוּ וְאֵת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר בַּבָּיִת׃
Ve'et kol cheilam ve'et kol tapam ve'et nesheihem shavu vayavozu ve'et kol asher babayit.
And / all / their wealth / and / all / their little ones / and / their wives / they took captive / and plundered / and / all / that which / was in the house.

34:30 Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "You have brought trouble on me by making me odious to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites; my men are few, and if they gather against me and attack me, I and my house will be destroyed."
וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹב אֶל־שִׁמְעוֹן וְאֶל־לֵוִי עֲכַרְתֶּם אֹתִי לְהַבְאִישֵׁנִי בְּיֹשֵׁב הָאָרֶץ בַּכְּנַעֲנִי וּבַפְּרִזִּי וַאֲנִי מְתֵי מִסְפָּר וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עָלַי וְהִכּוּנִי וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּי אֲנִי וּבֵיתִי׃
Vayomer Ya'akov el-Shimon ve'el-Levi, achartem oti lehavishi'eni beyoshev ha'aretz bakena'ani uvaperizi, va'ani metei mispar, vene'esfu alai vehikuni venishmadti ani uveiti.
And said / Jacob / to Simeon / and / to Levi / you have brought trouble / on me / by making me odious / to the inhabitants / of the land / to the Canaanite / and to the Perizzite / and I / men / of number (few) / and they will gather / against me / and will strike me / and I will be destroyed / I / and my house.

34:31 They said, "Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?"
וַיֹּאמְרוּ הַכְזוֹנָה יַעֲשֶׂה אֶת־אֲחוֹתֵנוּ׃
Vayomru hachazona ya'ase et-achoteinu.
And they said / like a prostitute / should he treat / our sister.

4. Hebrew Vocabulary List

Below is a selection of the main Hebrew words appearing in Genesis chapters 33 and 34. This list includes extremely important keywords that appeared this time, focusing on frequently used vocabulary that appears multiple times.
Cherpah (shame): Disgrace. (Important vocabulary)
Mirmah (deceit): Deception. (Important vocabulary)
Zonah (prostitute): Prostitute. (Important vocabulary)
Betach (securely): Securely, off guard, defenselessly. (Important vocabulary)
Nevalah (folly): Shameful act, stupidity. (Important vocabulary)
Ya'akov: Jacob.
Esav: Esau.
Rachel: Rachel.
Le'ah: Leah.
Yosef: Joseph.
Shechem: Shechem.
Chamor: Hamor (person's name), donkey (animal).
Dinah: Dinah.
Shimon: Simeon.
Levi: Levi.
Ach: Brother, older brother, younger brother.
Achot: Sister.
Bat / Banot: Daughter.
Ben / Banim: Son, children.
Yeled / Yeladim: Child.
Na'arah: Maiden, young girl.
Shifchah / Shefachot: Maidservant.
Ish / Anashim: Man, people.
Ishah / Nashim: Wife, women.
Av: Father.
Bayit: House.
Ir: City.
Sha'ar: Gate.
Eretz: Land.
Sadeh: Field.
Machaneh: Camp, group.
Tzon: Flock of sheep.
Bakar: Herd of cattle.
Mikneh: Livestock.
Chen: Grace.
Ayin / Enaim: Eye.
Panim: Face.
Shalem: Safely, completely, peacefully, without hostility / Place name "Shalem" (there are two theories in 33:18).
Rutz: To run.
Bacha: To weep.
Nashak: To kiss.
Chavak: To embrace.
Nagash: To approach.
Shachah: To bow down.
Halach: To go, to walk.
Nasa: To set out.
Yashav: To dwell, to sit.
Yatzav: To stand, to set.
Yalad: To bear.
Ahav: To love.
Davar: To speak.
Shama: To hear.
Ra'ah: To see.
Amar: To say.
Lachach: To take.
Natan: To give.
Bo: To enter, to come.
Yatza: To go out.
Asah: To do, to perform.
Tame: To defile.
Mul: To be circumcised.
Orlah: Foreskin, uncircumcised state.
Harag: To kill.
Cherev: Sword.
Zachar: Male, man.

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