But he answered and said, It is not meet
to take the children’s bread, and to cast [it] to dogs.
BSB
But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
WEB
But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
YLT
and he answering said, ‘It is not good to take the children’s bread, and to cast to the little dogs.’
F.O.G Original
Now He answered saying, “It is not proper to take the children’s bread and throw it to the puppies.”
F.O.G
Now He answered saying, “It is not proper to take the children’s bread and throw it to the puppies.”
F.O.G MSG
He replied, “It’s not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the puppies.”ᵈ
Footnotes:
²⁶ᵈ Dogs: While this sounds harsh today, Jesus used a term for small house pets rather than wild dogs, and was testing her faith while acknowledging the priority of His mission to Israel first.