and see among the captives a beautiful woman and set your affection on her and would take her as a wife for yourself,
And he was deeply attracted to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young woman and spoke to the heart of the young woman.
But Hamor spoke with them, saying, “The soul of my son Shechem longs for your daughter; please give her to him as a wife.
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were good in appearance; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
¶An excellent wife, who can find? For her worth is far above pearls.
Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears Yahweh, she shall be praised.
Do not desire her beauty in your heart, Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.
But all the girls who have not known man intimately, spare for yourselves.
“If you go out to battle against your enemies, and Yahweh your God gives them over into your hands and you take them away captive,
then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails.