And when the town was shut up, he went backward, as if he would return to root out all them of the city of Joppe.
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2 Maccabees 12:7
And when the citie was shut vp, he departed as thogh he wolde come againe, and roote out all them of the citie of Ioppe.
Parallel Translations
And when the town was shut up, he went backward, as if he would return to root out all them of the city of Joppa.
And when the town was shut up, he went backward, as if he would return to root out all them of the city of Joppa.
But when the town gates were closed, he withdrew, intending to come again to root out the whole community of the men of Joppa.