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Judas speaks with an empty open palm to two companions listening on the plain at dawn.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 4

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 4:8

    Do Not Fear Their Multitude

    The Sanctuary Dedicated Again · 1 Maccabees 4

    Story guide: Judas raises an empty open palm as he tells the companions beside him not to fear the opposing force.

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    8And Judas said to the men with him, “Do not fear their multitude, and do not be terrified by their attack.”

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