Hosea 6:9 | |
NASB: And as raiders wait for a man, [So] a band of priests murder on the way to Shechem; Surely they have committed crime. (NASB ©1995) GWT: 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. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. ASV: 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. BBE: And like a band of thieves waiting for a man, so are the priests watching secretly the way of those going quickly to Shechem, for they are working with an evil design. DBY: 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. JPS: And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so doth the company of priests; they murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they commit enormity. WBS: And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness. WEB: As gangs of robbers wait to ambush a man, so the company of priests murder in the way toward Shechem, committing shameful crimes. YLT: 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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