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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 24

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 24:31

In 4 translations

KJV
I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea.
WEB
I said, “I will water my garden, and will drench my garden bed.” Behold, my stream became a river, and my river became a sea.
DRC24:42
I said: I will water my garden of plants, and I will water abundantly the fruits of my meadow. And behold my brook became a great river, and my river came near to a sea:
LXXE
I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Εἶπα, ποτιῶ μου τὸν κῆπον, καὶ μεθύσω μου τὴν πρασιάν· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγένετό μοι ἡ διώρυξ εἰς ποταμὸν, καὶ ὁ ποταμός μου ἐγένετο εἰς θάλασσαν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 24:42-43 in some Bibles
  • 24:31a in most Bibles
  • 24:31b in most Bibles

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