KJV
ASV
9. 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.
ESV
9. As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy.
ERVEN
9. 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.
NLT
9. 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.
WEB
9. As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, So the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, Committing shameful crimes.
NET
9. 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!
NLV
9. 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.
HCSB
9. Like robbers who wait in ambush for someone, a band of priests murders on the road to Shechem. They commit atrocities.
YLT
9. And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.
LITV
9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, the company of priests murder in the way to Shechem; for they have done wickedness.
RV
9. 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.
NCV
9. The priests are like robbers waiting to attack people; they murder people on the road to Shechemn and do wicked things.
MKJV
9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; for they committed wickedness.
AKJV
9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
LXXEN
9. there the city Galaad despised me, working vanity, troubling water.
KJV
9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
AMP
9. 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.
KJVP
9. And as troops of robbers H1416 wait H2442 for a man H376 NMS , [ so ] the company H2267 of priests H3548 murder H7523 in the way H1870 NMS by consent H7926 : for H3588 CONJ they commit H6213 lewdness H2154 NFS .
YLT
9. And as bands do wait for a man, A company of priests do murder -- the way to Shechem, For wickedness they have done.
ASV
9. 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.
WEB
9. As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, So the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, Committing shameful crimes.
NASB
9. As brigands ambush a man, a band of priests slay on the way to Shechem, committing monstrous crime.
ESV
9. As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy.
RV
9. 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.
RSV
9. 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.
NKJV
9. 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.
MKJV
9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, the company of priests murder in the way of Shechem; for they committed wickedness.
AKJV
9. And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
NRSV
9. 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.
NIV
9. As marauders lie in ambush for a man, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, committing shameful crimes.
NIRV
9. On the road to Shechem, groups of priests act like robbers. They hide and wait to attack people. They murder them and commit other shameful crimes.
NLT
9. 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.
MSG
9. 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.
GNB
9. 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!
NET
9. 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!
ERVEN
9. 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.