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LXX

1 Esdras 2:20

And forasmuch as the things pertaining to the temple are now in hand, we think it meet not to neglect such a matter,

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
And forasmuch as the things pertaining to the temple are now in hand, we think it meet not to neglect such a matter,
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
And forasmuch as the things pertaining to the temple are now in hand, we think it meet not to neglect such a matter,
King James Version