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LXX2012

2 Maccabees 8:21

Thus when he had made them bold with these words, and ready to die for the law and the country, he divided his army into four parts;

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Thus when he had made them bold with these words, and ready to die for the laws and the country, he divided his army into four parts;
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
KJVView canonical →
Thus when he had made them bold with these words, and ready to die for the law and the country, he divided his army into four parts;
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
And when he had with these words filled them with courage and made them ready to die for the laws and their country, he divided his army into four parts.
World English Bible