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KJV

2 Esdras 2:23

Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection.

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
Wherever you find the dead, set a sign upon them and commit them to the grave, and I will give you the first place in my resurrection.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
Wheresoeuer thou findest the dead,take them and burye them , and I wil giue thee the first place in my resurrection.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha