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LXX

Sirach 50:4

he took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging:

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging:
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging:
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
He planned to save his people from ruin, and fortified the city against siege.
World English Bible
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