11 Shechem also said unto her father and unto her brethren, [a]Let me find favor in your eyes, and I will give whatsoever ye shall appoint me.

12 [b]Ask of me abundantly both dowry, and gifts, and I will give as ye appoint me, so that ye give me the maid to wife.

13 Then the sons of Jacob answered, Shechem and Hamor his father, talking deceitfully, because he had defiled their sister:

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 34:11 Or, grant my request.
  2. Genesis 34:12 Hebrew, multiply greatly the dowry.

11 Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes,(A) and I will give you whatever you ask. 12 Make the price for the bride(B) and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.”

13 Because their sister Dinah had been defiled,(C) Jacob’s sons replied deceitfully(D) as they spoke to Shechem and his father Hamor.

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