⁷ Meanwhile, Jacob’s sons had come in from the fields as soon as they heard what had happened. They were shocked^(A) and furious,^(B) because Shechem had done an outrageous thing in^[a] Israel^(C) by sleeping with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.^(D)

⁶ I took my concubine, cut her into pieces and sent one piece to each region of Israel’s inheritance,^(A) because they committed this lewd and outrageous act^(B) in Israel.

¹⁵ Whoever is caught with the devoted things^(A) shall be destroyed by fire,^(B) along with all that belongs to him.^(C) He has violated the covenant^(D) of the Lord and has done an outrageous thing in Israel!’”^(E)

²¹ she shall be brought to the door of her father’s house and there the men of her town shall stone her to death. She has done an outrageous thing^(A) in Israel by being promiscuous while still in her father’s house. You must purge the evil from among you.

⁴ Marriage should be honored by all,^(A) and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.^(B)

⁹ Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.^(A)”

⁹ But you are a chosen people,^(A) a royal priesthood,^(B) a holy nation,^(C) God’s special possession,^(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.^(E)

¹⁰ Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

³ But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality,^(A) or of any kind of impurity, or of greed,^(B) because these are improper for God’s holy people.