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Sirach 50:4

He planned to save his people from ruin, and fortified the city against siege.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
he took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging:
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging:
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging:
King James Version
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