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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 47
In 4 translations
- KJV
- As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel.
- WEB
- As is the fat when it is separated from the peace offering, so was David separated from the children of Israel.
- DRC
- And as the fat taken away from the flesh, so was David chosen from among the children of Israel.
- LXXE
- As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ὥσπερ στέαρ ἀφωρισμένον ἀπὸ σωτηρίου, οὕτως Δαυὶδ ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ.