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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 49
In 4 translations
- KJV
- Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in creation.
- WEB
- Shem and Seth were honored among men, but above every living thing in the creation was Adam.
- DRC49:19
- Seth and Sem obtained glory among men: and above every soul Adam in the beginning.
- LXXE
- Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in the creation.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Σὴμ καὶ Σὴθ ἐν ἀνθρώποις ἐδοξάσθησαν, καὶ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ζῶον ἐν τῇ κτίσει Ἀδάμ.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 49:19 in some Bibles
- 49:16 in most Bibles