Read Full ChapterBut the tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
But those farmers said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’
World English Bible (WEB)
But{G1161} those{G1565} husbandmen{G1092} said{G2036}{(G5627)} among{G4314} themselves{G1438}, This{G3754}{G3778} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the heir{G2818}; come{G1205}{(G5773)}, let us kill{G615}{(G5725)} him{G846}, and{G2532} the inheritance{G2817} shall be{G2071}{(G5704)} ours{G2257}.
Strong's King James
(7) But those tenant farmers said to themselves, 'Because this is the heir come let's kill him and the inheritance is ours!'
The F.O.G
[7] But these tenants, corrupt to their core, saw an opportunity for ultimate rebellion. They plotted among themselves: "This is the heir who will one day own everything. If we kill him, we can steal his inheritance and claim it all as our own!"
The F.O.G Paraphrase
and those husbandmen said among themselves—This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;
Young's Literal Translation
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