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KJV

2 Maccabees 6:5

The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbiddeth.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbiddeth.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbids.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
The altar was filled with those abominable things which had been prohibited by the laws.
World English Bible