Parallel 1MA 5:2

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐβουλεύσαντο τοῦ ἆραι τὸ γένος Ἰακὼβ τοὺς ὄντας ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν, καὶ ἤρξαντο τοῦ θανατοῦν ἐν τῷ λαῷ καὶ ἐξαίρειν.
(Kai ebouleusanto tou arai to genos Yakōb tous ontas en mesōi autōn, kai aʸrxanto tou thanatoun en tōi laōi kai exairein. )

BrTr Wherefore they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that was among them, and thereupon they began to slay and destroy the people.

WEBBE They took counsel to destroy the race of Jacob that was in the midst of them, and they began to kill and destroy amongst the people.

KJB-1611 Wherfore they thought to destroy the generation of Iacob that was among them, and thereupon they began to slay and destroy the people.
(Wherefore they thought to destroy the generation of Yacob that was among them, and thereupon they began to slay and destroy the people.)