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3 Maccabees 1:25

The elders who surrounded the king tried in many ways to divert his arrogant mind from the design which he had formed.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
The elders who surrounded the king strove in many ways to divert his haughty mind from the design which he had formed.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
The elders who surrounded the king strove in many ways to divert his haughty mind from the design which he had formed.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
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