H9001–/וַ–v

And there he put up an altar, naming it El, the God of Israel.

וַיַּצֶּב־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֨קְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”

Now Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had by Jacob, went out to see the women of that country.

וַתֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va. “and”

And when Shechem, the son of Hamor the Hivite who was the chief of that land, saw her, he took her by force and had connection with her.

וַיַּ֨רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then his heart went out in love to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he said comforting words to her.

וַתִּדְבַּ֣ק (וַ) va. “and”וַיֶּֽאֱהַב֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

And Shechem said to Hamor, his father, Get me this girl for my wife.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now Jacob had word of what Shechem had done to his daughter; but his sons were in the fields with the cattle, and Jacob said nothing till they came.

וְהֶחֱרִ֥שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Hamor, the father of Shechem, came out to have a talk with Jacob.

וַיֵּצֵ֛א (וַ) va “and”

Now the sons of Jacob came in from the fields when they had news of it, and they were wounded and very angry because of the shame he had done in Israel by having connection with Jacob's daughter; and they said, Such a thing is not to be done.

וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֥חַר (וַ) va “and”

But Hamor said to them, Shechem, my son, is full of desire for your daughter: will you then give her to him for a wife?

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

And Shechem said to her father and her brothers, If you will give ear to my request, whatever you say I will give to you.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But the sons of Jacob gave a false answer to Shechem and Hamor his father, because of what had been done to Dinah their sister.

וַיַּעֲנ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֑רוּ (וַ) va “and”

And they said, It is not possible for us to give our sister to one who is without circumcision, for that would be a cause of shame to us:

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then we will give our daughters to you and take your daughters to us and go on living with you as one people.

וְנָתַ֤נּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָשַׁ֣בְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיִ֖ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

But if you will not undergo circumcision as we say, then we will take our daughter and go.

וְלָקַ֥חְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלָֽכְנוּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And their words were pleasing to Hamor and his son Shechem.

וַיִּֽיטְב֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Hamor and Shechem, his son, went to the meeting-place of their town, and said to the men of the town,

וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְדַבְּר֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

Then all the men of the town gave ear to the words of Hamor and Shechem his son; and every male in the town underwent circumcision.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמֹּ֙לוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

But on the third day after, before the wounds were well, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came into the town by surprise and put all the males to death.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Hamor and his son they put to death with the sword, and they took Dinah from Shechem's house and went away.

וַיִּקְח֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And the sons of Jacob came on them when they were wounded and made waste the town because of what had been done to their sister;

וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ (וַ) va “and”

And all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives; everything in their houses they took and made them waste.

וַיָּבֹ֑זּוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have made trouble for me and given me a bad name among the people of this country, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and because we are small in number they will come together against me and make war on me; a

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְנֶאֶסְפ֤וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִכּ֔וּנִי (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

But they said, Were we to let him make use of our sister as a loose woman?

וַיֹּאמְר֑וּ (וַ) va “and”

And God said to Jacob, Go up now to Beth-el and make your living-place there: and put up an altar there to the God who came to you when you were in flight from your brother Esau.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Jacob said to all his people, Put away the strange gods which are among you, and make yourselves clean, and put on a change of clothing:

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”