Other translations
American Standard Version
And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?
Darby Bible Translation
And they said, Should people deal with our sister as with a harlot?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
They answered: Should they abuse our sister as a strumpet?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
God's Word
Simeon and Levi asked, "Should Shechem have been allowed to treat our sister like a prostitute?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they answered, "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?"
International Standard Version
"Should he have treated our sister like a whore?" they asked in response.
NET Bible
But Simeon and Levi replied, "Should he treat our sister like a common prostitute?"
New American Standard Bible
But they said, "Should he treat our sister as a harlot?"
New International Version
But they replied, "Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?"
New Living Translation
"But why should we let him treat our sister like a prostitute?" they retorted angrily.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they said, Should he deal with our sister, as with a harlot?
The World English Bible
They said, "Should he deal with our sister as with a prostitute?"
EasyEnglish Bible
But Simeon and Levi replied, ‘Shechem should not have had sex with our sister as if she were a prostitute.’
Young‘s Literal Translation
And they say, `As a harlot doth he make our sister?'
New Life Version
But they said, “Should he act towards our sister as if she were a woman who sells the use of her body?”
The Voice Bible
Simeon and Levi: Would you rather have our sister treated as a whore?
Living Bible
“Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?” they retorted.
New Catholic Bible
But they answered, “Should our sister be treated as a harlot?”
Legacy Standard Bible
But they said, “Should he treat our sister as a harlot?”
Jubilee Bible 2000
And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with a harlot?
Christian Standard Bible
But they answered, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
Amplified Bible © 1954
And they said, Should he [be permitted to] deal with our sister as with a harlot?
New Century Version
But the brothers said, “We will not allow our sister to be treated like a prostitute.”
The Message
They said, “Nobody is going to treat our sister like a whore and get by with it.” * * *
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
But they said, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
But they said, “Should our sister be treated like a whore?”
Good News Translation®
But they answered, “We cannot let our sister be treated like a common whore.”
Wycliffe Bible
Simeon and Levi answered, Whether they ought to mis-use our sister as a whore? (And Simeon and Levi answered, Should they be allowed to mis-use our sister like a whore?)
Contemporary English Version
They answered, “Was it right to let our own sister be treated that way?”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
But they said, “Should he treat our sister as a harlot?”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
But they said, “Should our sister be treated like a prostitute?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
But they said, ‘Should our sister be treated like a whore?’
Common English Bible © 2011
They said, “But didn’t he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
Amplified Bible © 2015
But they said, “Should he [be permitted to] treat our sister as a prostitute?”
English Standard Version Anglicised
But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
But they retorted, “Should our sister be treated like a prostitute?”
New American Standard Bible
But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
The Expanded Bible
But the brothers said, “·We will not allow our sister to be treated [Should they treat our sister…?] like a ·prostitute [whore].”
Tree of Life Version
But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
Revised Standard Version
But they said, “Should he treat our sister as a harlot?”
New International Reader's Version
But they replied, “Should Shechem have treated our sister like a prostitute?”
BRG Bible
And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?
Complete Jewish Bible
They replied, “Should we let our sister be treated like a whore?”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
But they said, ‘Should our sister be treated like a whore?’
Orthodox Jewish Bible
And they said, Should he deal with achoteinu like with zonah?
Names of God Bible
Simeon and Levi asked, “Should Shechem have been allowed to treat our sister like a prostitute?”
Modern English Version
But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
Easy-to-Read Version
But the brothers said, “Should we let these people treat our sister like a prostitute? They were wrong to do that to our sister!”
International Children’s Bible
But the brothers said, “We will not allow our sister to be treated like a prostitute.”
Lexham English Bible
But they said, “Shall he treat our sister like a prostitute?”
New International Version - UK
But they replied, ‘Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?’