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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 24
In 4 translations
- KJV
- And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord’s inheritance.
- WEB
- I took root in a people that was honored, even in the portion of the Lord’s own inheritance.
- DRC24:17
- I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree on mount Sion.
- LXXE
- And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord's inheritance.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ ἐῤῥίζωσα ἐν λαῷ δεδοξασμένῳ, ἐν μερίδι Κυρίου κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 24:17 in some Bibles
- 24:12 in most Bibles