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LXX2012

2 Maccabees 2:26

Therefore to us, that have taken upon us this painful labor of abridging, it was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching;

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Therefore to us, that have taken upon us this painful labour of abridging, it was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching;
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
Therefore to us, that have taken upon us this painful labour of abridging, it was not easy, but a matter of sweat and watching;
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
Although to us, who have taken upon ourselves the painful labor of the abridgement, the task is not easy, but a matter of sweat and sleeplessness,
World English Bible