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4 Maccabees 8:24

The law itself wouldn’t arbitrarily put us to death because we dread torture.

Parallel Translations

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The law itself is not forward to put us to death, if we dread torture.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
The law itself is not forward to put us to death, if we dread torture.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
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