.f/z/011/41t,. l!l'111t4/iher 17¢ Dinah ravithed, GENES IS XXXIV. Sechemites killed. 20 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I0 II they were pieces ofttnny, on which the images of lambs were 1tamped. So in Jof.14.32. Job 42.11. It hath beene an ancient cuftome in ifny nati- ons, to buy and fell, not onely for money, but by exchange of one thing for another, as among the Greekes, Homer. Iliad. 8. Val: 2o. an altar] for thankfgivingto God, as his fathers had done , Gen. 12.7. & 1 3.18. &c. El Elohe Ifrael] that is, Gad the God of Ifrael; fo named,as a teftimoniall of his faith,aud a memo - riall of the mercie of God, who gave him that new name,Gen.32.28. The like Mofet did, Exod. 17.15. calling his altar,IehovahNif. The Greek here tranflateth, he etlied upon the God of If ael: alfo the Chaldee, he facrifced upon it, before God, the God of Ifrael. About this time, fell out the departure of Judah from his brethren , and mariage with a Canaanitifh woman,mentioned in Gen.38.1. &c. fee the Annotations there. CRAP. XXXIV. 1, Dinah lakobs daughter , it ravifbed by Schein. 4, He fineb to marry ber. 8, Hamer hie father follow - eth the fuit. 13, Ial¿obs fumes 4r the condition ofCir- cumaifion to the See mites. 20, Hamor and Secbem perfwade them to accept tt. 25, 7be few of lakb upon that advantage flay them, 27, and (toile {heir citie. 30, lakb for it, reprovetb Simeea and Levi. AND Dinah the daughter of Leah, which (hee bare unto Jakob : went - out, to fee the danghters of the land. And Sechem the fen of Hamor, the Evite, prince of the land,faw her: and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her. And his foule, clave unto Dinah, the daughter of Jakob: and he loved the dainfel,and fpake to the heart of the damfell. And Sechem laid, unto Hamor his father, laying : Take mee this maid to wife. And Jakob heard,that he had defiled Dinah his daughter; and his Ions were with his cattell, in the field : and Jakob held his peace, till they were come. And Hamor the father of Sechem, went - out, unto Jakob ; to fpeake with him. And the (bones of Jakob , came out of the field, when they heard it; and the men weregrie- ved,and they were very wroth : becaufe he had done folly in Ifrael,in lying with Jakobs daughter ; and fo, fhould not be done. And Hamor fpake with them, laying : Sechem my bonne, his foule is affeCted unto your daughter; I pray you give her unto him, to wife. And make ye marriages, with us: and take ye our daughters, unto you. And yee (hall dwell, with us : and the land (hall be before you; dwell, and trade you therein, gad get firme poffeilions therein. And Se- them faid; unto her father and unto her bre- thren ; let mee finde grace , in your eyes: and what,ye (hall fay onto mee, I will give. Very largely -ask qfme dowry and gift; and I will give,according as ye hhall fay unto me: and give yee unto mee the damfell, to wife. And the bons of Jakob, anfwered Sechem, and Hamor his father, with deceit,& fpake: becaufe hee had defiled , Dinah their lifter. And they faid unto them ; wee cannot doe this thing tò give our filler , to a man that hash a fuperfluous- fore -skin : for that were a reproch,unto us. Onely in this,will we con. lent unto you: ifye will be as we are, that e- very male of you be circumcifed. Then will we give our daughters, unto you; &we will dwell with you ; and wee will become, one people. And if ye willnot hearken unto us, to be circumcifed : then will wee take our daughter, and we will be gone. And their words were good,in the eies of Hamor: and in the eies of Sechem, Hamors tonne: And the yongman delayed nor, to doe the thing; becaufe he had - delight, in Jakobs daughter: and hee was more honorable, then all the houle of his father. And Hamor, and Se. Chem his bonne, came unto the gate of their citie: and fpake unto the men of their citie, laying. Thefe men, they are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein;for the land,behold a large of fpaces,before them : let us take their daugh- ters to us,forwives;& let us give untothem, our daughters. Onely in this , will the men content untous, for to dwell with us ; for to become, one people : if every male among us, be circumcifed, even as they are circum- cifed. Their catrell and their fubffance,and every beaft of theirs, (hall not they be ours e onely let us confent untothem , and they will dwell with us. And unto Hamor, and unto Sechem his bonne, hearkened all that went.ont of the gate of his citie: and they were circumcifed, everymale,all that went - out of the gate of his citie.And it was,in the third day, when they were fore that two Comes of Jakob, Simeonand Levi , Dinahs brethren;took each -man his fword,and came upon the citie in confidence: and they killed every male. And they killed Hamor,and Se- chem his fon, with the edge of the (word: and tooke Dinah,out of Sechems houfe,and went-out. The Tonnes of Jakob,came upon the Elaine; and fpoiled the citie: becaufe they had defiled, their filler. They tooke their fheepe, and their oxen, and their alíes : 12 13 14 15 6 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ,!/i/U/1/Y1111 ., 111111
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