Simple verse list for 2 MAC 8:8

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OET (OET-RV) But when Filippos (Philip) saw the man gaining ground little by little, and increasing more and more in his success, he wrote to Ptolemaios (Ptolemy), the governor of Coele-Syria and Foinikai, that he should support the king’s cause.

OET-LV ⟦Συνορῶν⟧ but/and the/this/who Filippos according_to small toward progress to_come/go the/this/who man often but/and in/on/among the/this/who ⟦εὐημερίαις⟧ ⟦προβαίνοντα⟧, to/with Ptolemaion the/this/who ⟦κοίλης⟧ Surias and Foinikaʸs ⟦στρατηγὸν⟧ to_write ⟦ἐπιβοηθεῖν⟧ the/this/who of_the king ⟦πράγμασιν⟧.

WEBBE But when Philip saw the man gaining ground little by little, and increasing more and more in his success, he wrote to Ptolemy, the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, that he should support the king’s cause.

DRA Then Philip, seeing that the man gained ground by little and little, and that things for the most part succeeded prosperously with him, wrote to Ptolemee the governor of Celesyria and Phenicia, to send aid to the king’s affairs.

RV But when Philip saw the man gaining ground by little and little, and increasing more and more in his prosperity, he wrote unto Ptolemy, the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, that he should support the king’s cause.

KJB-1769 So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemeus, the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, to yield more aid to the king’s affairs.

KJB-1611 So when Philip sawe that this man encreased by little and little, & that things prospered with him still more and more, hee wrote vnto Ptolemeus, the gouernour of Coelosyria & Phenice, to yeeld more aide to the kings affaires.
(So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemeus, the governor of Coelosyria and Phenice, to yield more aid to the kings affairs.)

Wycl Forsothe Filip siy, that the man bi litil and litil cam to encrees, and that ful ofte thingis bifalliden to hym `in prosperite; and he wroot to Tolome, duyk of Celessirie and of Fenice, that he schulde bere help to the kyngis nedis.
(For_certain/Truly Filip see, that the man by little and little came to increase, and that full often things befell to him in prosperity; and he wrote to Tolome, duke of Celessirie and of Fenice, that he should bear help to the kings needs.)

BrLXX Συνορῶν δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος κατὰ μικρὸν εἰς προκοπὴν ἐρχόμενον τὸν ἄνδρα πυκνότερον δὲ ἐν ταῖς εὐημερίαις προβαίνοντα, πρὸς Πτολεμαῖον τὸν κοίλης Συρίας καὶ Φοινίκης στρατηγὸν ἔγραψεν ἐπιβοηθεῖν τοῖς τοῦ βασιλέως πράγμασιν.

BrTr So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little, and that things prospered with him still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemeus, the governor of Celosyria and Phenice, to yield more aid to the king's affairs.

Simple verse list for 2 MAC 8:8

Simple verse list for 2 MAC 8:8