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1 Maccabees 1:57

In 4 translations

KJV
And whosoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any committed to the law, the king’s commandment was, that they should put him to death.
WEB
Anyone who was found with any a book of the covenant, and if any consented to the law, the king’s sentence delivered him to death.
DRC1:60
And every one with whom the books of the testament of the Lord were found, and whosoever observed the law of the Lord, they put to death, according to the edict of the king.
LXXE
And wheresoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any consented to the law, the king's commandment was, that they should put him to death.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Καὶ ὅπου εὑρίσκετο παρά τινι βιβλίον διαθήκης, καὶ εἴ τις συνευδόκει τῷ νόμῳ, τὸ σύγκριμα τοῦ βασιλέως ἐθανάτου αὐτόν.

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From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

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  • 1:57 in most Bibles

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