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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 44

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 44:17

In 4 translations

KJV
Noah was found perfect and righteous; in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange for the world; therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, when the flood came.
WEB
Noah was found perfect and righteous. In the season of wrath, he kept the race alive. Therefore a remnant was left on the earth when the flood came.
DRC44:18
Noe was found perfect, just, and in the time of wrath he was made a reconciliation. Therefore was there a remnant left to the earth, when the flood came.
LXXE
Noah was found perfect and righteous; in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange [for the world;] therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, when the flood came.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Νῶε εὑρέθη τέλειος δίκαιος, ἐν καιρῷ ὀργῆς ἐγένετο ἀντάλλαγμα· διὰ τοῦτο ἐγενήθη κατάλειμμα τῇ γῇ, διὰ τοῦτο ἐγένετο κατακλυσμός.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 44:17-18 in some Bibles
  • 44:17a in most Bibles
  • 44:17b in most Bibles

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