3. But he was so attracted to her that he fell in love and began expressing his feelings to her.
4. He told his father, “Please get this girl for me so that I can marry her.”
5. Jacob learned that Shechem had done this very bad thing to his daughter. But all his sons were out in the fields with the cattle. So he did nothing until they came home.
6. Then Shechem’s father, Hamor, came out to talk with Jacob.
7. In the fields Jacob’s sons heard the news about what had happened. They were very angry because Shechem had brought shame to Israel by raping Jacob’s daughter. They came in from the fields as soon as they heard about the terrible thing Shechem had done.
8. But Hamor talked to Dinah’s brothers and said, “My son Shechem wants Dinah very much. Please let him marry her.
9. This marriage will show we have a special agreement. Then our men can marry your women, and your men can marry our women.
10. You can live in the same land with us. You will be free to own the land and to trade here.”
11. Shechem also talked to Jacob and to Dinah’s brothers and said, “Please accept me. I will do anything you ask me to do.
12. I will give you any gift you want if you will only allow me to marry Dinah. I will give you anything you ask, but let me marry her.”