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Read›1 Maccabees›Chapter 9
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead, that thou mayest fight our battles.
- WEB
- Now therefore we have chosen you this day to be our prince and leader in his place, that you may fight our battles.”
- DRC
- Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince, and captain in his stead to fight our battles.
- LXXE
- Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead, that thou mayest fight our battles.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Νῦν οὖν σε ᾑρετισάμεθα σήμερον, τοῦ εἶναι ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ ἡμῖν εἰς ἄρχοντα καὶ ἡγούμενον, τοῦ πολεμῆσαι τὸν πόλεμον ἡμῶν.