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4 Maccabees 5:14

While the tyrant incited him in this manner to the unlawful eating of meat, Eleazar begged permission to speak.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
While the tyrant incited him in this manner to the unlawful eating of flesh, Eleazar begged permission to speak.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
While the tyrant incited him in this manner to the unlawful eating of flesh, Eleazar begged permission to speak.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
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