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KJV

2 Esdras 3:13

Now when they lived so wickedly before thee, thou didst choose thee a man from among them, whose name was Abraham.

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
It came to pass, when they did wickedly before you, you chose one from among them, whose name was Abraham.
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
Now when they liued wickedly before thee, thou didest chose thee a man from among them, whose name was Abraham.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha