10. You can share this land with us. Move freely about until you find the property you want; then buy it and settle down here.
11. Shechem added, “Do this favour for me, and I'll give whatever you want.
12. Ask anything, no matter how expensive. I'll do anything, just let me marry Dinah.”
13. Jacob's sons wanted to get even with Shechem and his father because of what had happened to their sister.
14. So they tricked them by saying:You're not circumcised! It would be a disgrace for us to let you marry Dinah now.
15. But we will let you marry her, if you and the other men in your tribe get circumcised.
16. Then your families can marry into ours, and ours can marry into yours, and we can live together like one nation.
17. But if you don't agree to get circumcised, we'll take Dinah and leave this place.
18. Hamor and Shechem liked what was said.
19. Shechem was the most respected person in his family, and he was so in love with Dinah that he hurried off to get everything done.
20. The two men met with the other leaders of their city and told them:
21. These people really are friendly. Why not let them move freely about until they find the property they want? There's enough land here for them and for us. Then our families can marry into theirs, and theirs can marry into ours.
22. We have to do only one thing before they will agree to stay here and become one nation with us. Our men will have to be circumcised like their men.