Genesis 34:31

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?””

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of Genesis 34:31 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

Compare translations
BSBPD

“But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they say, `As a harlot doth he make our sister?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
Open the full comparison
Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 34:31 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 34:13But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
  2. Genesis 34:27Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.
  3. Genesis 49:7Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
  4. Proverbs 6:34For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Keep exploring