Genesis 34:13

The Revenge of Dinah’s Brothers

12Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”13But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.14“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

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Berean Standard Bible
But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spake, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
Bible in Basic English
But the sons of Jacob gave a false answer to Shechem and Hamor his father, because of what had been done to Dinah their sister.
Douay-Rheims 1899
The sons of Jacob answered Sichem and his father deceitfully, being enraged at the deflowering of their sister:
Free Bible Version
Jacob's sons weren't honest when they answered him and his father Hamor because Shechem had violated their sister Dinah.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then the sonnes of Iaakob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, talking deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
King James (Authorized) Version
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:
One Unity Resource Bible
The sons of Jacob [Supplanter] answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
Translation for Translators
But because Shechem had done a shameful thing to their sister Dinah, the sons of Jacob deceived Shechem and his father Hamor
Unlocked Literal Bible
The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit, because Shechem had defiled Dinah their sister.
Noah Webster Bible
And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, (because he had defiled Dinah their sister,)
World English Bible
The sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with deceit when they spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
Young's Literal Translation
And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),