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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 29
In 4 translations
- KJV
- It shall fight for thee against thine enemies better than a mighty shield and strong spear.
- WEB
- It will fight for you against your enemy better than a mighty shield and a ponderous spear.
- DRC29:16
- Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the spear:
- LXXE
- It shall fight for thee against thine enemies better than a mighty shield and strong spear.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὑπὲρ ἀσπίδα κράτους, καὶ ὑπὲρ δόρυ ἀλκῆς κατέναντι ἐχθροῦ πολεμήσει ὑπὲρ σοῦ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 29:16-17 in some Bibles
- 29:13 in most Bibles