They said, “Should he deal with our sister as with a prostitute?”
Parallel translations
- KJV And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
- BSB But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
- NKJV But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a harlot?”
- NASB But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
- NLT “But why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?” they retorted angrily.
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Cross-references · 3
- Prov 6:34For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
- Gen 34:13The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
- Gen 49:7Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
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