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2 Maccabees 2:16

Seeing then that we are about to celebrate the purification, we write to you. You will therefore do well if you celebrate the days.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Whereas we then are about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you, and ye shall do well, if ye keep the same days.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Whereas we then are about to celebrate the purification, we have written to you, and you⌃ shall do well, if you⌃ keep the same days.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Whereas we then are about to celebrate the purification, we have written unto you, and ye shall do well, if ye keep the same days.
King James Version