Genesis 34:31

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

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Genesis 34:31

And they said, Should hee deale with our sister, as with an harlot?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

But they said, "Should he treat our sister as a harlot?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?
- American Standard Version (1901)

But they said, Were we to let him make use of our sister as a loose woman?
- Basic English Bible

But they replied, "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?"
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And they said, Should people deal with our sister as with a harlot?
- Darby Bible

They answered: Should they abuse our sister as a strumpet?
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
- English Revised Version

They said, "Should he deal with our sister as with a prostitute?"
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Genesis 34:31

Wesley's Notes for Genesis 34:31


34:31 Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot? - No, he should not; but, if he do, Must they be their own avengers? And nothing less than so many lives, and the ruin of a whole city, serve to atone for the abuse.


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