Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
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2 Maccabees 8:26

for it was the day before the Sabbath, and for this reason they made no effort to chase them far.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
for it was the day before the sabbath, and therefore they would no longer pursue them.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
For it was the day before the sabbath, and therefore they would no longer pursue them.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
For it was the day before the sabbath, and therefore they would no longer pursue them.
King James Version