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KJV

2 Esdras 14:40

And I took it, and drank: and when I had drunk of it, my heart uttered understanding, and wisdom grew in my breast, for my spirit strengthened my memory:

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
I took it, and drank. When I had drunk it, my heart uttered understanding, and wisdom grew in my chest, for my spirit retained its memory.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
And I toke it and dranke, and when I had dronke it, mine heart had vnderstanding and wisdome grewe in my brest: for my spirit was strengthened in memorie.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha