[The Pentateuch]

And Hemor communed with them saying? the soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter give her him to wife / and make marriages with us: give your daughters unto us / and take our daughters unto you / and dwell with us / & the land shall be at your pleasure / dwell and do your busyness / and have your possessions there in. And Shechem said unto her father and her brethren: let me find grace in your eyes / and what soever ye appoint me / that will I give. Axe freely of me both the dowry & gifts / and I will give according as ye say unto me / and give me the damsel to wife.

And Hemor comened with thē sainge? the soule of my sonne Sichē lōgeth for youre doughter geue her him to wyfe / and make mariages with vs: geue youre doughters vnto vs / ād take oure doughters vnto you / and dwell with vs / & the lande shall be at youre pleasure / dwell and do youre busynes / and haue youre possessions there in. And Sichem sayde vnto hyr father and hir brethern: let me fynde grace in youre eyes / and what soeuer ye apoynte me / that will I geue. Axe frely of me both the dowry & gyftes / and I will geue acordynge as ye saye vnto me / and geue me the damsell to wyfe.

Then the sons of Jacob answered to Shechem and Hemor his father deceitfully / because he had defiled Dinah their sister. And they said unto them / we can not do this thing / that we should give our sister to one that is uncircumcised / for that were a shame unto us. Only in this will we consent unto you? If ye will ⟨p. xlix⟩be as we be / that all the men children among you be circumcised / than will we give our daughter to you and take yours to us / and will dwell with you and be one people. But and if ye will not hearken unto us to be circumcised / than will we take our daughter and goo our ways.

Then the sonnes of Iacob answered to Sichem ād Hemor his father deceytefully / because he had defyled Dina their syster. And they sayde vnto them / we can not do this thinge / yt we shulde geue oure syster to one that is vncircumcysed / for that were a shame vnto vs. Only in this will we consent vnto you? Yf ye will