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Read›2 Maccabees›Chapter 15
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.
- WEB
- If I have written well and to the point in my story, this is what I myself desired; but if its poorly done and mediocre, this is the best I could do.
- DRC15:39
- Which if I have done well, and as it becometh the history, it is what I desired: but if not so perfectly, it must be pardoned me.
- LXXE
- And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired: but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ εἰ μὲν καλῶς καὶ εὐθίκτως τῇ συντάξει, τοῦτο καὶ αὐτὸς ἤθελον· εἰ δὲ εὐτελῶς καὶ μετρίως, τοῦτο ἐφικτὸν ἦν μοι.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 15:39 in some Bibles
- 15:38 in most Bibles