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Read›1 Maccabees›Chapter 16
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Now one had run afore to Gazera and told John that his father and brethren were slain, and, quoth he, Ptolemee hath sent to slay thee also.
- WEB
- One ran before to Gazara, and told John that his father and kindred had perished, and that he has sent to kill you also.
- DRC
- Now one running before, told John in Gazara, that his father and his brethren were slain, and that he hath sent men to kill thee also.
- LXXE
- Now one had run afore to Gazara, and told John that his father and brethren were slain, and, quoth he, Ptolemee hath sent to slay thee also.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ προδραμών τις ἀπήγγειλεν Ἰωάννῃ εἰς Γάζαρα, ὅτι ἀπώλετο ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὅτι ἀπέσταλκε καὶ σὲ ἀποκτεῖναι.