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KJV

2 Esdras 8:19

Therefore hear my voice, and understand my words, and I shall speak before thee. This is the beginning of the words of Esdras, before he was taken up: and I said,

Parallel Translations

WEBView canonical →
Therefore hear my voice, and understand my saying, and I will speak before you.” The beginning of the words of Esdras, before he was taken up. He said,
World English Bible
GNV1560View canonical →
Therefore heare my voyce, and vnderstand my wordes, which I wil speake before thee. The beginning of the wordes of Esdras, before he was taken vp.
Geneva Bible (1560) Apocrypha