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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 36
In 4 translations
- KJV
- O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, and upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy firstborn.
- WEB
- O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by your name, and upon Israel, whom you likened to a firstborn.
- DRC36:14
- Have mercy on thy people, upon whom thy name is invoked: and upon Israel, whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn.
- LXXE36:17
- O Lord have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, and upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy firstborn.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br36:17
- Ἐλέησον λαὸν, Κύριε, κεκλημένον ἐπʼ ὀνόματί σου, καὶ Ἰσραὴλ ὃν πρωτογόνῳ ὡμοίωσας.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 36:14 in some Bibles
- 36:12 in most Bibles