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Read›1 Maccabees›Chapter 9
In 4 translations
- KJV
- With that they joined battle, and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides, but he turned back from him.
- WEB
- So the battle was joined, and Jonathan stretched out his hand to strike Bacchides, and he turned away back from him.
- DRC
- And Jonathan stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, but he turned away from him backwards.
- LXXE
- With that they joined battle, and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides, but he turned back from him.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ συνῆψεν ὁ πόλεμος· καὶ ἐξέτεινεν Ἰωνάθαν τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ πατάξαι τὸν Βακχίδην, καὶ ἐξέκλινεν ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω.