1 Maccabees 4:61 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐπέταξεν ἐκεῖ δύναμιν τηρεῖν αὐτὸ, καὶ ὠχύρωσαν αὐτὸ τηρεῖν τὴν Βαιθσούραν, τοῦ ἔχειν τὸν λαὸν ὀχύρωμα κατὰ πρόσωπον τῆς Ἰδουμαίας.
(Kai epetaxen ekei dunamin taʸrein auto, kai ōⱪurōsan auto taʸrein taʸn Baithsouran, tou eⱪein ton laon oⱪurōma kata prosōpon taʸs Idoumaias.)

BrTr And they set there a garrison to keep it, and fortified Bethsura to preserve it; that the people might have a defence against Idumea.

WEBBE Judas stationed a garrison to guard it. They fortified Bethsura to keep it, that the people might have a stronghold near Idumaea.

DRA And he placed a garrison there to keep it, and he fortified it to secure Bethsura, that the people might have a defence against Idumea.

RV And he set there a force to keep it, and they fortified Bethsura to keep it; that the people might have a stronghold over against Idumaea.
(And he set there a force to keep it, and they fortified Bethsura to keep it; that the people might have a stronghold over against Idumea.)

KJB-1769 And they set there a garrison to keep it, and fortified Bethsura to preserve it; that the people might have a defence against Idumea.

KJB-1611 And they set there a garison to keepe it: and fortified Bethsura to preserue it, that the people might haue a defence against Idumea.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Wycl And he sette there an oost, for to kepe it; and he wardide it, `for to kepe Bethsura, that the puple schulde haue strengthing ayens the face of Ydume.
(And he set there an host/army, for to keep it; and he warded it, for to keep Bethsura, that the people should have strengthening against the face of Idume.)

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