Genesis 34 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Genesis 35

¹God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and live there. Make there an altar to God, who appeared to you when you fled from the face of Esau your brother.”

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799) unto Jacob^H3290, Arise^H6965^(H8798), go up^H5927^(H8798) to Bethel^H1008, and dwell^H3427^(H8798) there: and make^H6213^(H8798) there an altar^H4196 unto God^H410, that appeared^H7200^(H8737) unto thee when thou fleddest^H1272^(H8800) from the face^H6440 of Esau^H6215 thy brother^H251.

² Then Jacob said to his household, and to all who were with him, “Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, and change your garments.

KJVThen Jacob^H3290 said^H559^(H8799) unto his household^H1004, and to all that were with him, Put away^H5493^(H8685) the strange^H5236 gods^H430 that are among you^H8432, and be clean^H2891^(H8690), and change^H2498^(H8685) your garments^H8071:

³ Let’s arise, and go up to Bethel. I will make there an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me on the way which I went.”

KJVAnd let us arise^H6965^(H8799), and go up^H5927^(H8799) to Bethel^H1008; and I will make^H6213^(H8799) there an altar^H4196 unto God^H410, who answered^H6030^(H8802) me in the day^H3117 of my distress^H6869, and was with me in the way^H1870 which I went^H1980^(H8804).

⁴ They gave to Jacob all the foreign gods which were in their hands, and the rings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.

KJVAnd they gave^H5414^(H8799) unto Jacob^H3290 all the strange^H5236 gods^H430 which were in their hand^H3027, and all their earrings^H5141 which were in their ears^H241; and Jacob^H3290 hid^H2934^(H8799) them under the oak^H424 which was by Shechem^H7927.

⁵ They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn’t pursue the sons of Jacob.

KJVAnd they journeyed^H5265^(H8799): and the terror^H2847 of God^H430 was upon the cities^H5892 that were round about^H5439 them, and they did not pursue^H7291^(H8804) after^H310 the sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290.

⁶ So Jacob came to Luz (that is, Bethel), which is in the land of Canaan, he and all the people who were with him.

KJVSo Jacob^H3290 came^H935^(H8799) to Luz^H3870, which is in the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, that is, Bethel^H1008, he and all the people^H5971 that were with him.

⁷ He built an altar there, and called the place El Beth El; because there God was revealed to him, when he fled from the face of his brother.

KJVAnd he built^H1129^(H8799) there an altar^H4196, and called^H7121^(H8799) the place^H4725 Elbethel^H416: because there God^H430 appeared^H1540^(H8738) unto him, when he fled^H1272^(H8800) from the face^H6440 of his brother^H251.

⁸ Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died, and she was buried below Bethel under the oak; and its name was called Allon Bacuth.

KJVBut Deborah^H1683 Rebekah's^H7259 nurse^H3243^(H8688) died^H4191^(H8799), and she was buried^H6912^(H8735) beneath Bethel^H1008 under an oak^H437: and the name^H8034 of it was called^H7121^(H8799) Allonbachuth^H439.

⁹ God appeared to Jacob again, when he came from Paddan Aram, and blessed him.

KJVAnd God^H430 appeared^H7200^(H8735) unto Jacob^H3290 again, when he came^H935^(H8800) out of Padanaram^H6307, and blessed^H1288^(H8762) him.

¹⁰ God said to him, “Your name is Jacob. Your name shall not be Jacob any more, but your name will be Israel.” He named him Israel.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Thy name^H8034 is Jacob^H3290: thy name^H8034 shall not be called^H7121^(H8735) any more Jacob^H3290, but Israel^H3478 shall be thy name^H8034: and he called^H7121^(H8799) his name^H8034 Israel^H3478.

¹¹ God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.

KJVAnd God^H430 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, I am God^H410 Almighty^H7706: be fruitful^H6509^(H8798) and multiply^H7235^(H8798); a nation^H1471 and a company^H6951 of nations^H1471 shall be of thee, and kings^H4428 shall come^H3318^(H8799) out of thy loins^H2504;

¹² The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, and to your offspring after you I will give the land.”

KJVAnd the land^H776 which I gave^H5414^(H8804) Abraham^H85 and Isaac^H3327, to thee I will give it^H5414^(H8799), and to thy seed^H2233 after thee^H310 will I give^H5414^(H8799) the land^H776.

¹³ God went up from him in the place where he spoke with him.

KJVAnd God^H430 went up^H5927^(H8799) from him in the place^H4725 where he talked^H1696^(H8765) with him.

¹⁴ Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spoke with him, a pillar of stone. He poured out a drink offering on it, and poured oil on it.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 set up^H5324^(H8686) a pillar^H4676 in the place^H4725 where he talked^H1696^(H8765) with him, even a pillar^H4678 of stone^H68: and he poured^H5258^(H8686) a drink offering^H5262 thereon, and he poured^H3332^(H8799) oil^H8081 thereon.

¹⁵ Jacob called the name of the place where God spoke with him “Bethel”.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 called^H7121^(H8799) the name^H8034 of the place^H4725 where God^H430 spake^H1696^(H8765) with him, Bethel^H1008.

¹⁶ They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.

KJVAnd they journeyed^H5265^(H8799) from Bethel^H1008; and there was but^H5750 a little^H3530 way^H776 to come^H935^(H8800) to Ephrath^H672: and Rachel^H7354 travailed^H3205^(H8799), and she had hard^H7185^(H8762) labour^H3205^(H8800).

¹⁷ When she was in hard labor, the midwife said to her, “Don’t be afraid, for now you will have another son.”

KJVAnd it came to pass, when she was in hard^H7185^(H8687) labour^H3205^(H8800), that the midwife^H3205^(H8764) said^H559^(H8799) unto her, Fear^H3372^(H8799) not; thou shalt have this son^H1121 also.

¹⁸ As her soul was departing (for she died), she named him Benoni, but his father named him Benjamin.

KJVAnd it came to pass, as her soul^H5315 was in departing^H3318^(H8800),(for she died^H4191^(H8804)) that she called^H7121^(H8799) his name^H8034 Benoni^H1126: but his father^H1 called^H7121^(H8804) him Benjamin^H1144.

¹⁹ Rachel died, and was buried on the way to Ephrath (also called Bethlehem).

KJVAnd Rachel^H7354 died^H4191^(H8799), and was buried^H6912^(H8735) in the way^H1870 to Ephrath^H672, which is Bethlehem^H1035.

²⁰ Jacob set up a pillar on her grave. The same is the Pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 set^H5324^(H8686) a pillar^H4676 upon her grave^H6900: that is the pillar^H4678 of Rachel's^H7354 grave^H6900 unto this day^H3117.

²¹ Israel traveled, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Eder.

KJVAnd Israel^H3478 journeyed^H5265^(H8799), and spread^H5186^(H8799) his tent^H168 beyond^H1973 the tower^H4026 of Edar^H4029.

²² While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when Israel^H3478 dwelt^H7931^(H8800) in that land^H776, that Reuben^H7205 went^H3212^(H8799) and lay^H7901^(H8799) with Bilhah^H1090 his father's^H1 concubine^H6370: and Israel^H3478 heard^H8085^(H8799) it. Now the sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290 were twelve^H8147^H6240:

²³ The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

KJVThe sons^H1121 of Leah^H3812; Reuben^H7205, Jacob's^H3290 firstborn^H1060, and Simeon^H8095, and Levi^H3878, and Judah^H3063, and Issachar^H3485, and Zebulun^H2074:

²⁴ The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin.

KJVThe sons^H1121 of Rachel^H7354; Joseph^H3130, and Benjamin^H1144:

²⁵ The sons of Bilhah (Rachel’s servant): Dan and Naphtali.

KJVAnd the sons^H1121 of Bilhah^H1090, Rachel's^H7354 handmaid^H8198; Dan^H1835, and Naphtali^H5321:

²⁶ The sons of Zilpah (Leah’s servant): Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, who were born to him in Paddan Aram.

KJVAnd the sons^H1121 of Zilpah^H2153, Leah's^H3812 handmaid^H8198; Gad^H1410, and Asher^H836: these are the sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290, which were born^H3205^(H8795) to him in Padanaram^H6307.

²⁷ Jacob came to Isaac his father, to Mamre, to Kiriath Arba (which is Hebron), where Abraham and Isaac lived as foreigners.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 came^H935^(H8799) unto Isaac^H3327 his father^H1 unto Mamre^H4471, unto the city of Arbah^H7153, which is Hebron^H2275, where Abraham^H85 and Isaac^H3327 sojourned^H1481^(H8804).

²⁸ The days of Isaac were one hundred eighty years.

KJVAnd the days^H3117 of Isaac^H3327 were an hundred^H3967^H8141 and fourscore^H8084 years^H8141.

²⁹ Isaac gave up the spirit and died, and was gathered to his people, old and full of days. Esau and Jacob, his sons, buried him.

KJVAnd Isaac^H3327 gave up the ghost^H1478^(H8799), and died^H4191^(H8799), and was gathered^H622^(H8735) unto his people^H5971, being old^H2205 and full^H7649 of days^H3117: and his sons^H1121 Esau^H6215 and Jacob^H3290 buried^H6912^(H8799) him.

WEB·Genesis 34

¹Dinah, the daughter of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

KJVAnd Dinah^H1783 the daughter^H1323 of Leah^H3812, which she bare^H3205^(H8804) unto Jacob^H3290, went out^H3318^(H8799) to see^H7200^(H8800) the daughters^H1323 of the land^H776.

² Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her. He took her, lay with her, and humbled her.

KJVAnd when Shechem^H7927 the son^H1121 of Hamor^H2544 the Hivite^H2340, prince^H5387 of the country^H776, saw^H7200^(H8799) her, he took^H3947^(H8799) her, and lay^H7901^(H8799) with her, and defiled her^H6031^(H8762).

³ His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.

KJVAnd his soul^H5315 clave^H1692^(H8799) unto Dinah^H1783 the daughter^H1323 of Jacob^H3290, and he loved^H157^(H8799) the damsel^H5291, and spake^H1696^(H8762) kindly^H3820 unto the damsel^H5291.

⁴ Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”

KJVAnd Shechem^H7927 spake^H559^(H8799) unto his father^H1 Hamor^H2544, saying^H559^(H8800), Get^H3947^(H8798) me this damsel^H3207 to wife^H802.

⁵ Now Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah, his daughter; and his sons were with his livestock in the field. Jacob held his peace until they came.

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 heard^H8085^(H8804) that he had defiled^H2930^(H8765) Dinah^H1783 his daughter^H1323: now his sons^H1121 were with his cattle^H4735 in the field^H7704: and Jacob^H3290 held his peace^H2790^(H8689) until they were come^H935^(H8800).

⁶ Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to talk with him.

KJVAnd Hamor^H2544 the father^H1 of Shechem^H7927 went out^H3318^(H8799) unto Jacob^H3290 to commune^H1696^(H8763) with^H854 him.

⁷ The sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it. The men were grieved, and they were very angry, because he had done folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter, a thing that ought not to be done.

KJVAnd the sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290 came^H935^(H8804) out of the field^H7704 when they heard^H8085^(H8800) it: and the men^H582 were grieved^H6087^(H8691), and they were very^H3966 wroth^H2734^(H8799), because he had wrought^H6213^(H8804) folly^H5039 in Israel^H3478 in lying^H7901^(H8800) with Jacob's^H3290 daughter^H1323; which thing ought not to be done^H6213^(H8735).

⁸ Hamor talked with them, saying, “The soul of my son, Shechem, longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as a wife.

KJVAnd Hamor^H2544 communed^H1696^(H8762) with them, saying^H559^(H8800), The soul^H5315 of my son^H1121 Shechem^H7927 longeth^H2836^(H8804) for your daughter^H1323: I pray you give^H5414^(H8798) her him to wife^H802.

⁹ Make marriages with us. Give your daughters to us, and take our daughters for yourselves.

KJVAnd make ye marriages^H2859^(H8690) with us, and give^H5414^(H8799) your daughters^H1323 unto us, and take^H3947^(H8799) our daughters^H1323 unto you.

¹⁰ You shall dwell with us, and the land will be before you. Live and trade in it, and get possessions in it.”

KJVAnd ye shall dwell^H3427^(H8799) with us: and the land^H776 shall be^H1961^(H8799) before you^H6440; dwell^H3427^(H8798) and trade^H5503^(H8804) ye therein, and get you possessions^H270^(H8734) therein.

¹¹ Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give.

KJVAnd Shechem^H7927 said^H559^(H8799) unto her father^H1 and unto her brethren^H251, Let me find^H4672^(H8799) grace^H2580 in your eyes^H5869, and what ye shall say^H559^(H8799) unto me I will give^H5414^(H8799).

¹² Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife.”

KJVAsk^H7235^(H8685) me never so much^H3966 dowry^H4119 and gift^H4976, and I will give^H5414^(H8799) according as ye shall say^H559^(H8799) unto me: but give^H5414^(H8798) me the damsel^H5291 to wife^H802.

¹³ The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit when they spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,

KJVAnd the sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290 answered^H6030^(H8799) Shechem^H7927 and Hamor^H2544 his father^H1 deceitfully^H4820, and said^H1696^(H8762), because he had defiled^H2930^(H8765) Dinah^H1783 their sister^H269:

¹⁴ and said to them, “We can’t do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised; for that is a reproach to us.

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799) unto them, We cannot^H3808^H3201^(H8799) do^H6213^(H8800) this thing^H1697, to give^H5414^(H8800) our sister^H269 to one^H376 that is uncircumcised^H6190; for that were a reproach^H2781 unto us:

¹⁵ Only on this condition will we consent to you. If you will be as we are, that every male of you be circumcised,

KJVBut in this^H2063 will we consent^H225^(H8735) unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male^H2145 of you be circumcised^H4135^(H8736);

¹⁶ then will we give our daughters to you; and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

KJVThen will we give^H5414^(H8804) our daughters^H1323 unto you, and we will take^H3947^(H8799) your daughters^H1323 to us, and we will dwell^H3427^(H8804) with you, and we will become one^H259 people^H5971.

¹⁷ But if you will not listen to us and be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.”

KJVBut if ye will not hearken^H8085^(H8799) unto us, to be circumcised^H4135^(H8736); then will we take^H3947^(H8804) our daughter^H1323, and we will be gone^H1980^(H8804).

¹⁸ Their words pleased Hamor and Shechem, Hamor’s son.

KJVAnd their words^H1697 pleased^H3190^(H8799)^H5869 Hamor^H2544, and Shechem^H7927 Hamor's^H2544 son^H1121.

¹⁹ The young man didn’t wait to do this thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter, and he was honored above all the house of his father.

KJVAnd the young man^H5288 deferred^H309^(H8765) not to do^H6213^(H8800) the thing^H1697, because he had delight^H2654^(H8804) in Jacob's^H3290 daughter^H1323: and he was more honourable^H3513^(H8737) than all the house^H1004 of his father^H1.

²⁰ Hamor and Shechem, his son, came to the gate of their city, and talked with the men of their city, saying,

KJVAnd Hamor^H2544 and Shechem^H7927 his son^H1121 came^H935^(H8799) unto the gate^H8179 of their city^H5892, and communed^H1696^(H8762) with the men^H582 of their city^H5892, saying^H559^(H8800),

²¹ “These men are peaceful with us. Therefore let them live in the land and trade in it. For behold, the land is large enough for them. Let’s take their daughters to us for wives, and let’s give them our daughters.

KJVThese men^H582 are peaceable^H8003 with^H854 us; therefore let them dwell^H3427^(H8799) in the land^H776, and trade^H5503^(H8799) therein; for the land^H776, behold, it is large^H7342 enough^H3027 for them^H6440; let us take^H3947^(H8799) their daughters^H1323 to us for wives^H802, and let us give^H5414^(H8799) them our daughters^H1323.

²² Only on this condition will the men consent to us to live with us, to become one people, if every male among us is circumcised, as they are circumcised.

KJVOnly herein^H2063 will the men^H582 consent^H225^(H8735) unto us for to dwell^H3427^(H8800) with us, to be one^H259 people^H5971, if every male^H2145 among us be circumcised^H4135^(H8736), as they are circumcised^H4135^(H8737).

²³ Won’t their livestock and their possessions and all their animals be ours? Only let’s give our consent to them, and they will dwell with us.”

KJVShall not their cattle^H4735 and their substance^H7075 and every beast^H929 of theirs be ours? only let us consent^H225^(H8735) unto them, and they will dwell^H3427^(H8799) with us.

²⁴ All who went out of the gate of his city listened to Hamor, and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised, all who went out of the gate of his city.

KJVAnd unto Hamor^H2544 and unto Shechem^H7927 his son^H1121 hearkened^H8085^(H8799) all that went out^H3318^(H8802) of the gate^H8179 of his city^H5892; and every male^H2145 was circumcised^H4135^(H8735), all that went out^H3318^(H8802) of the gate^H8179 of his city^H5892.

²⁵ On the third day, when they were sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, came upon the unsuspecting city, and killed all the males.

KJVAnd it came to pass on the third^H7992 day^H3117, when they were sore^H3510^(H8802), that two^H8147 of the sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290, Simeon^H8095 and Levi^H3878, Dinah's^H1783 brethren^H251, took^H3947^(H8799) each man^H376 his sword^H2719, and came^H935^(H8799) upon the city^H5892 boldly^H983, and slew^H2026^(H8799) all the males^H2145.

²⁶ They killed Hamor and Shechem, his son, with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

KJVAnd they slew^H2026^(H8804) Hamor^H2544 and Shechem^H7927 his son^H1121 with the edge^H6310 of the sword^H2719, and took^H3947 Dinah^H1783 out^H3947^(H8799) of Shechem's^H7927 house^H1004, and went out^H3318^(H8799).

²⁷ Jacob’s sons came on the dead, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

KJVThe sons^H1121 of Jacob^H3290 came^H935^(H8804) upon the slain^H2491, and spoiled^H962^(H8799) the city^H5892, because they had defiled^H2930^(H8765) their sister^H269.

²⁸ They took their flocks, their herds, their donkeys, that which was in the city, that which was in the field,

KJVThey took^H3947^(H8804) their sheep^H6629, and their oxen^H1241, and their asses^H2543, and that which was in the city^H5892, and that which was in the field^H7704,

²⁹ and all their wealth. They took captive all their little ones and their wives, and took as plunder everything that was in the house.

KJVAnd all their wealth^H2428, and all their little ones^H2945, and their wives^H802 took they captive^H7617^(H8804), and spoiled^H962^(H8799) even all that was in the house^H1004.

³⁰ Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number. They will gather themselves together against me and strike me, and I will be destroyed, I and my house.”

KJVAnd Jacob^H3290 said^H559^(H8799) to Simeon^H8095 and Levi^H3878, Ye have troubled^H5916^(H8804) me to make me to stink^H887^(H8687) among the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the land^H776, among the Canaanites^H3669 and the Perizzites^H6522: and I being few^H4962 in number^H4557, they shall gather themselves together^H622^(H8738) against me, and slay me^H5221^(H8689); and I shall be destroyed^H8045^(H8738), I and my house^H1004.

³¹ They said, “Should he deal with our sister as with a prostitute?”

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799), Should he deal^H6213^(H8799) with our sister^H269 as with an harlot^H2181^(H8802)?

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