King James Version (KJV)
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. {of your...: or, evil words of you}
Modern English
He said to them, “Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
Hebrew
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם לָ֥מָּה תַעֲשׂ֖וּן כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֤י שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ אֶת־דִּבְרֵיכֶ֣ם רָעִ֔ים מֵאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָעָ֥ם אֵֽלֶּה׃
vayoʾmer lahem lamah taʿasvn kadbariym haʾeleh ʾasher ʾanokiy shomeʿa ʾet-dibreykem raʿiym meʾet kal-haʿam ʾeleh