So Shechemspoketo his fatherHamor,saying,"Getme thisyounggirlfor a wife."
He livedin the wildernessof Paran,and his mothertooka wifefor him from the landof Egypt.
He was deeplyattractedto Dinahthe daughterof Jacob,and he lovedthe girland spoketenderlyto her.
Now Jacobheardthat he had defiledDinahhis daughter;but his sonswere with his livestockin the field,so Jacobkeptsilentuntilthey camein.
"As for me, wherecould I getridof my reproach?And as for you, you will be like oneof the foolsin Israel.Nowtherefore, pleasespeakto the king,for he will not withholdme from you."
Takewivesand becomethe fathersof sonsand daughters,and takewivesfor your sonsand giveyour daughtersto husbands,that they may bearsonsand daughters;and multiplythereand do not decrease.
So he camebackand toldhis fatherand mother,"I sawa womanin Timnah,[one] of the daughtersof the Philistines;nowtherefore, gether for me as a wife."
