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Read›Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)›Chapter 51
In 4 translations
- KJV
- I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and gat much learning.
- WEB
- I inclined my ear a little, and received her, and found for myself much instruction.
- DRC51:21
- I bowed down my ear a little, and received her.
- LXXE
- I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and gat much learning.
Original-language editions
- LXX-Br
- Ἔκλινα ὀλίγον τὸ οὖς μου, καὶ ἐδεξάμην, καὶ πολλὴν εὗρον ἐμαυτῷ παιδείαν.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 51:21 in some Bibles
- 51:16 in most Bibles