29 and all their wealth. All their little ones and their wives they took captive; and they plundered even all that was in the houses.

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, (A)“You have (B)troubled me (C)by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; (D)and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”

31 But they said, “Should he treat our sister like a harlot?”

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29 They carried off all their wealth and all their women and children,(A) taking as plunder(B) everything in the houses.(C)

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble(D) on me by making me obnoxious(E) to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land.(F) We are few in number,(G) and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

31 But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?(H)

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