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RBT Translation:

And Heel has heard for he has made-unclean אֶת-Justice his built-one, and his builders have become את-his bought-one in the Field, and Heel has been dumb1062 until their coming in.

LITV Translation:
And Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. And his sons were with his livestock in the field. And Jacob kept silent until they had come.
ESV Translation:
Now Jacob heard that he had defiled his daughter Dinah. But his sons were with his livestock in the field, so Jacob held his peace until they came.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And Jacob heard that the son of Hamor had defiled Dinah his daughter (now his sons were with his cattle in the plain). And Jacob was silent until they came.

Footnotes

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Hebrew הֶחֱרִ֥שׁ hacheresh, he has been dumb. This verb has two definitions, to cut-in/plow and to be silent, dumb, deaf. See note on Gen 4:22, 24:21.