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And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder on the way by consent; for they commit lewdness.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they have committed lewdness.
And as bands of robbers [lie in] wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the road toward Shechem [covering their crimes in that city of refuge]; Certainly they have committed crimes and outrages.
And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder on the road toward Shechem; yes, they commit villainy and outrages.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities.
As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are in league with each other; they murder on the road to Shechem; they have done evil things.
just as bands of robbers wait to ambush someone, so does a gang of cohanim. They commit murder on the road to Sh’khem! Their conduct is an outrage!
You priests are like a gang of robbers in ambush. On the road to Shechem you murder and commit other horrible crimes.
And as troops of robbers lie in wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; yea, they commit lewdness.
And like the jaws of highway robbers, they conspire with the priests who murder in the way those that pass out of Sichem: for they have wrought wickedness.
The priests are like gangs of robbers hiding and waiting on the road to attack someone. They murder people before they reach safety in Shechem. They do such evil things.
The priests join together like robbers. They hide themselves and they are ready to attack. They wait on the road to Shechem, ready to murder people who pass that way. They have done wicked things.
As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so do bands of priests. They commit murder on the road to Shechem. They have committed shameful crimes.
As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy.
As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy.
The ·priests [L company of priests] are like robbers ·waiting [lying in ambush] to attack people; they murder people on the road to Shechem [C a city of refuge for someone who committed involuntary manslaughter; Josh. 20:7; 21:21; 1 Chr. 6:67] and do wicked things.
And as the thieves wait for a man, so the company of Priests murder in the way by consent: for they work mischief.
The priests are like gangs of robbers who lie in ambush for a person. They murder on the road to Shechem. Certainly, they have committed a crime.
The priests are like a gang of robbers who wait in ambush for someone. Even on the road to the holy place at Shechem they commit murder. And they do all this evil deliberately!
Like raiders who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities.
Some of the priests are like robbers waiting in ambush. They murder people on the way to Shechem. They do wicked crimes.
Like a gang of thieves that stalk a man, priests commit murder along the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the council of priests murder in the way by common accord; for they put the abomination into effect.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed lewdness.
Like bandits lying in wait, so is a band of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem; indeed, they commit a monstrous crime.
Her citizens are gangs of robbers, lying in ambush for their victims; packs of priests murder along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.
“Gilead has become Crime City— blood on the sidewalks, blood on the streets. It used to be robbers who mugged pedestrians. Now it’s gangs of priests Assaulting worshipers on their way to Shechem. Nothing is sacred to them.
As robbers lie in wait for someone, so a company of priests murder on the way to Shechem. They commit a shameful deed.
The priests are like gangs of robbers who lie in ambush for a person. They murder on the road to Shechem. Certainly, they have committed a crime.
Like brigands lying in wait is the band of priests. They murder on the road to Shechem, indeed they commit a monstrous crime.
And as a band of robbers lie in wait for a person, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Certainly they have committed an act of infamy.
And as raiders wait for a man, So a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime.
Like robbers waiting in ambush, priests are banded together. They commit murder on the road to Shechem, perpetrating monstrous crimes.
The priests are like robbers waiting to attack people; they murder people on the road to Shechem and do wicked things.
The company of priests is like a gang of robbers, lying in ambush to pounce on a victim. They commit murder on the road to Shechem; they have done heinous crimes!
On the road to Shechem, groups of priests act like robbers. They hide and wait to attack people. They murder them. So they carry out their evil plans.
As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes.
As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes.
As bands of robbers lie in wait for a man, So the company of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they commit lewdness.
Like robbers lie in wait for a man, a group of religious leaders kill on the way to Shechem. For sure they have done a sinful thing.
Priests form bands of robbers, waiting in ambush for their victims. They murder travelers along the road to Shechem and practice every kind of sin.
As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the road to Shechem, they commit a monstrous crime.
As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the road to Shechem, they commit a monstrous crime.
As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the road to Shechem, they commit a monstrous crime.
As robbers lie in wait for someone, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the road to Shechem; they commit a monstrous crime.
And as gedudim (marauders) lie in wait for a man, so the chever (band) [of] kohanim murder in the way to Shechem; for they commit shameful crimes.
As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the way to Shechem, yea, they commit villainy.
As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests are banded together; they murder on the way to Shechem, yea, they commit villainy.
Like marauding bands waiting for a man, so a company of priests murders on the way toward Shechem. For they have committed crime.
As the priests travel together down the road, they’re like a band of robbers setting an ambush. They are like their ancestor Levi who committed murder at Shechem, deceiving the people by their treachery.
As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder on the path toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
and as the cheeks of men that be thieves. (So be the) Partner(s) of priests slaying in the way men going from Shechem, for they wrought great trespass. (like thieves waiting in ambush, so be the companies of priests killing those going on the way to Shechem; for indeed they wrought great trespass.)
And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.
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