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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 47
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Thy name went far unto the islands; and for thy peace thou wast beloved.
- WEB
- Your name reached to the far away islands, and you were loved for your peace.
- DRC47:17
- And thou didst multiply riddles in parables: thy name went abroad to the islands far off, and thou wast beloved in thy peace.
- LXXE
- Thy name went far unto the islands; and for thy peace thou wast beloved.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Εἰς νήσους πόῤῥω ἀφίκετο τὸ ὄνομά σου, καὶ ἠγαπήθης ἐν τῇ εἰρήνῃ σου.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 47:17 in some Bibles
- 47:16 in most Bibles