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3 Maccabees 4:20

They said, and proved, that paper and pens had failed them for the carrying out of their purpose.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
They said, and proved, that paper and pens had failed them for the carrying out of their purpose.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
They said, and proved, that paper and pens had failed them for the carrying out of their purpose.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
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