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1 Maccabees 12:4

They gave them letters to the men in every place, that they should provide safe conduct for them on their way to the land of Judah.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Upon this [the Romans] gave them letters unto the governors of every place, that they should bring them into the land of Judea peaceably.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Upon this the Romans gave them letters to the governors of every place that they should bring them into the land of Judea peaceably.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Upon this the Romans gave them letters unto the governors of every place that they should bring them into the land of Judea peaceably.
King James Version