2 Maccabees 3:8 — compare Bible translations

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OET (OET-RV) So Heliodoros set out on his journey at once, ostensibly to visit the cities of Coele-Syria and Foinikai, but in fact to execute the king’s purpose.

Draft grammatical colours: orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object. Colours indicate agreement between available Greek form analyses; grammar in this passage has not been reviewed. Uncertain words remain uncoloured.

BrLXX Εὐθέως δὲ ὁ Ἡλιόδωρος ἐποιεῖτο τὴν παρείαν, τῇ μὲν ἐμφάσει ὡς τὰς κατὰ κοίλην Συρίαν καὶ Φοινίκην πόλεις ἐφοδεύσων, τῷ πράγματι δὲ τὴν τοῦ βασιλέως πρόθεσιν ἐπιτελέσων.
(Eutheōs de ho Haʸliodōros epoieito taʸn pareian, taʸ men emfasei hōs tas kata koilaʸn Surian kai Foinikaʸn poleis efodeusōn, tōi pragmati de taʸn tou basileōs prothesin epitelesōn.)

BrTr So forthwith Heliodorus took his journey, under a colour of visiting the cities of Celosyria and Phenice, but indeed to fulfil the king's purpose.

WEBBE So Heliodorus set out on his journey at once, ostensibly to visit the cities of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, but in fact to execute the king’s purpose.

DRA So Heliodorus forthwith began his journey, under a colour of visiting the cities of Celesyria and Phenicia, but indeed to fulfill the king’s purpose.

RV So forthwith Heliodorus took his journey, under a colour of visiting the cities of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, but in fact to execute the king’s purpose.
(So forthwith/immediately Heliodorus took his journey, under a colour of visiting the cities of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, but in fact to execute the king’s purpose.)

KJB-1769 So forthwith Heliodorus took his journey; under a colour of visiting the cities of Celosyria and Phenice, but indeed to fulfil the king’s purpose.
(So forthwith/immediately Heliodorus took his journey; under a colour of visiting the cities of Celosyria and Phenice, but indeed to fulfil the king’s purpose.)

KJB-1611 So foorthwith Heliodorus tooke his iourney vnder a colour of visiting the cities of Coelosyria, and Phenice, but indeed to fulfill the kings purpose.
(So forthwith Heliodorus took his journey under a colour of visiting the cities of Coelosyria, and Phenice, but indeed to fulfil the kings purpose.)

Wycl And anoon Heliodore took the weie, sotheli bi forme as if he were to passynge bi Celessirie and Fenyce citees, but in trewe thing to parformynge the kyngis purpos.
(And anon/immediately Heliodore took the way, truly by form as if he were to passing by Celessirie and Fenyce cities, but in true thing to performing the kings purpose.)

Parallel 2 MAC 3:8

Parallel 2 MAC 3:8