Genesis 34:31
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?””
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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 DomainASVPD
“And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And they say, `As a harlot doth he make our sister?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Genesis 34:31 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 34:13But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
- Genesis 34:27Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.
- 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.
- 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).
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