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LXX

1 Esdras 5:6

who spake wise sentences before Darius the king of Persia in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
Who spoke wise sentences before Darius the king of Persia in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Who spake wise sentences before Darius the king of Persia in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first month.
King James Version