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2 Esdras 6:5

Before the present yeres were soght out, and before the affections of them that now sinne, were turned away, and they that haue laid vp the treasure of faith, were sealed,

Parallel Translations

KJVView canonical →
And ere the present years were sought out, and or ever the inventions of them that now sin were turned, before they were sealed that have gathered faith for a treasure:
King James Version
WEBView canonical →
before the present years were reckoned, before the imaginations of those who now sin were estranged, and before they were sealed who have gathered faith for a treasure—
World English Bible