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KJV

2 Esdras 2:42

I Esdras saw upon the mount Sion a great people, whom I could not number, and they all praised the Lord with songs.

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
I, Esdras, saw upon Mount Zion a great multitude, whom I could not number, and they all praised the Lord with songs.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
I Esdras sawe vpon mount Sion a great people whome I colde not nomber, and they all praised the Lord with songs.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha