KJV ORIGINALOur fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLEOur ancestors have always worshipped God on this mountain, but you Jews insist that Jerusalem is the only proper place to worship.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINEShe's basically saying 'My people worship here, your people worship there — so who's actually right?'
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