1 Maccabees 5:30 — compare Bible translations

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο ἑωθινὴ, καὶ ᾖραν τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἰδοὺ λαὸς πολὺς οὗ οὐκ ἦν ἀριθμὸς, αἴροντες κλίμακας καὶ μηχανὰς καταλαβέσθαι τὸ ὀχύρωμα, καὶ ἐπολέμουν αὐτούς.
(Kai egeneto heōthinaʸ, kai aʸran tous ofthalmous autōn, kai idou laos polus hou ouk aʸn arithmos, airontes klimakas kai maʸⱪanas katalabesthai to oⱪurōma, kai epolemoun autous.)

BrTr And betimes in the morning they looked up, and, behold, there was an innumerable people bearing ladders and other engines of war, to take the fortress: for they assaulted them.

WEBBE When the morning came, they lifted up their eyes and saw many people who couldn’t be counted, bearing ladders and engines of war, to take the stronghold; and they were fighting against them.

DRA And it came to pass that early in the morning, when they lifted up their eyes, behold there were people without number, carrying ladders and engines to take the fortress, and assault them.

RV And the morning came, and they lifted up their eyes, and, behold, much people which could not be numbered, bearing ladders and engines of war, to take the stronghold; and they were fighting against them.

KJB-1769 And betimes in the morning they looked up, and, behold, there was an innumerable people bearing ladders and other engines of war, to take the fortress: for they assaulted them.

KJB-1611 And betimes in the morning they [fn]looked vp, & behold, there was an innumerable people bearing ladders, and other engines of warre, to take the fortresse: for [fn]they assaulted them.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

5:30 Gr. lift vp their eyes.

5:30 The heathen assaulted the Iewes.

Wycl And it was maad in sprynging of dai, whanne thei reisiden her iyen, and lo! myche puple, of whom was no noumbre, berynge laddris and engynes, for to take the strengthing, and ouer come hem.
(And it was made in springing of day, when they raised her eyes, and lo! much people, of whom was no number, bearing ladders and engines, for to take the strengthening, and over come hem.)

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