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Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 45:13

In 4 translations

KJV
Before him there were none such, neither did ever any stranger put them on, but only his children and his children’s children perpetually.
WEB
Before him there never have been anything like it. No stranger put them on, but only his sons and his offspring perpetually.
DRC45:15
Before him there were none so beautiful, even from the beginning. No stranger was ever clothed with them, but only his children alone, and his grandchildren for ever.
LXXE
Before him there were none such, neither did ever any stranger put them on, but only his children and his children's children perpetually.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br
Πρὸ αὐτοῦ οὐ γέγονε τοιαῦτα ἕως αἰῶνος, οὐκ ἐνεδύσατο ἀλλογενὴς, πλὴν τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ μόνον, καὶ τὰ ἔκγονα αὐτοῦ διαπαντός.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 45:15-16 in some Bibles
  • 45:13a in most Bibles
  • 45:13b in most Bibles

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