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LXX

4 Maccabees 14:19

The very bees, at the season of honey-making, attack all who approach; and pierce with their sting, as with a sword, those who draw near their hive, and repel them even unto death.

Parallel Translations

LXX2012View canonical →
The very bees, at the season of honey-making, attack all who approach; and pierce with their sting, as with a sword, those who draw near their hive, and repel them even to death.
Septuagint in American English (2012)