Old Testament readings use the Septuagint , the Scripture the apostles quoted. Masoretic numbering shown for reference.Learn why
KJV

Sirach 38:5

Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known?

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known?
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known?
Septuagint in American English (2012)
WEBView canonical →
Wasn’t water made sweet with wood, that its power might be known?
World English Bible
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