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After that, she [Leah] gave birth to a daughter. And she named her Dina. [Dina means right or judge, the feminine form of Dan.]
[Dina is the seventh and youngest of Leah's children (). She was born at the end of Jacob's 14th year in Haran while he was working for Laban. The family remains in Haran for another 6 years (they spend a total of 20 years there, see ). Dina is therefore about 6 years old when the family moves to Sukkot (). They spend a few years there before moving to Shechem. A few years pass, and she must be around 12-13 years old to be allowed to go out on her own. Since she is almost the same age as Joseph (), she cannot be older than 17, the age Joseph is in a few chapters later when he is sold by his brothers, see . Dina is therefore 12-16 years old when the events in this chapter take place.]
And Dina, Leah's daughter, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see (meet) the daughters of the land. [She socializes with Canaanite youths in the village.]
And his soul was drawn to Dina, Jacob's daughter, and he loved the young woman and spoke to her heart.
Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah, and his sons were in the field with the livestock, and Jacob remained silent until they came.
And Jacob's sons answered Shechem and his father Hamor with cunning and spoke because he had defiled their sister Dinah
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Jacob's sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came upon the city unnoticed and struck down all its men.
And they smote Hamor and his son Shechem with the edge of the sword, and brought Dinah out of Shechem's house, and departed.
These are the sons of Leah, whom she bore to Jacob in Paddan-Aram; [she also bore] his daughter Dinah.
All his sons and his daughters—33 persons in all (lives, souls). [Half of all, see —the highest number in this genealogy.]
