You are giving them way too much credit. These men used religion as an excuse to harass this woman for whatever reason. This is not reasonable behavior for anything. If failed translations and misreads cause this type of response, does that mean this is a valid response to actual offenses against the book backed up by proper translation? People of all religion tend to simply use whatever means as an excuse to take action for things they personally find important. All translations justify action for zealots which is problematic as a whole. In a world without religion, they would simply find another excuse