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4 Maccabees 14:17

If not able to do this, they fly circling round them in agony of affection, calling out in their own note, and save their offspring in whatever manner they are able.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
And if not able to do this, they fly circling round them in agony of affection, calling out in their own note, and save their offspring in whatever manner they are able.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
And if not able to do this, they fly circling round them in agony of affection, calling out in their own note, and save their offspring in whatever manner they are able.
Septuagint in American English (2012)