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2 Maccabees 5:4

Therefore everyone prayed that the manifestation might have been given for good.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
Wherefore every man prayed that that apparition might turn to good.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
Therefore every man prayed that that apparition might turn to good.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
Wherefore every man prayed that that apparition might turn to good.
King James Version
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