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Read›4 Maccabees›Chapter 3
In 2 translations
- WEB
- But he, though parched with thirst, reasoned that a drink regarded of equal value to blood would be terribly dangerous to his soul.
- LXXE
- But he, though parched up with thirst, reasoned that a draught reputed of equal value to blood, would be terribly dangerous to his soul.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὁ δὲ καὶ περὶ τὴν δίψαν διαπυρούμενος, ἐλογίσατο πάνδεινον εἶναι κίνδυνον τῇ ψυχῇ λογισθὲν ἰσοδύναμον τὸ ποτὸν αἵματι.