Genesis 34

Genesis 34 read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew — plain modern English, nothing added. Translator's notes: • Genesis 34:2 — וַיְעַנֶּהָ (va-ye'anneha): chose "and humbled her". Alternatives: "and raped her", "and forced her". Why: the verb means to humble/afflict a person brought low; later law uses the same verb for forced sex, but the word itself states the humbling, so the rendering keeps the Hebrew's own word. • Genesis 34:7 — נְבָלָה (nevalah): chose "a disgraceful thing". Alternatives: "an outrage", "a folly". Why: the word names an act that violates the community's order, stronger than private foolishness; "disgraceful thing" keeps that public weight.