Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?” Young's Literal Translation And they say, ‘As a harlot doth he make our sister?’ King James Bible And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot? Hebrew But [Simeon and Levi] answered,וַיֹּאמְר֑וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “Should he have treated יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה (ya·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make our sister אֲחוֹתֵֽנוּ׃ (’ă·ḥō·w·ṯê·nū) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister like a prostitute?” הַכְזוֹנָ֕ה (haḵ·zō·w·nāh) Article, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry |