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Sirach 49:2

He did what was right in the reforming of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
King James Version
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