And two of them shall perish, the middle time approaching: four shall be kept until their end begin to approach: but two shall be kept unto the end.
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2 Esdras 12:21
But when the midde time cometh, there shalbe foure kept a time, whiles his time beginneth to come, that it maye be ended, but two shalbe kept vnto the end.
Parallel Translations
Two of them will perish when the middle time approaches. Four will be kept for a while until the time of the ending of it will approach; but two will be kept to the end.