Parallel WIS 17:6

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BrLXX Διεφαίνετο δʼ αὐτοῖς μόνον αὐτομάτη πυρὰ φόβου πλήρης, ἐκδειματούμενοι δὲ τῆς μὴ θεωρουμένης ἐκείνης ὄψεως, ἡγοῦντο χείρω τὰ βλεπόμενα.
(Diefaineto dʼ autois monon automataʸ pura fobou plaʸraʸs, ekdeimatoumenoi de taʸs maʸ theōroumenaʸs ekeinaʸs opseōs, haʸgounto ⱪeirō ta blepomena. )

BrTr Only there appeared unto them a fire kindled of itself, very dreadful: for being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw to be worse than the sight they saw not.

WEBBE but only the glimmering of a self-kindled fire appeared to them, full of fear.
⇔ In terror, they considered the things which they saw
⇔ to be worse than that sight, on which they could not gaze.

KJB-1611 Onely there appeared vnto them a fire kindled of it selfe, very dreadfull: for being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw to be worse then the sight they saw not.
(Onely there appeared unto them a fire kindled of itself, very dreadfull: for being much terrified, they thought the things which they saw to be worse then the sight they saw not.)