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The remaining companions turn anxiously aside as one explains that they are too few.
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Historical Library · Deuterocanonical Literature
1 Maccabees 9

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· Greek

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Source edition: lxx-swete-1909

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    1 Maccabees 9:9

    The Men Turn Away

    Judas Falls and Jonathan Takes the Lead · 1 Maccabees 9

    Story guide: An anxious companion replies with an open hand while the others turn partly aside from Judas.

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    9But they turned away from him, saying, “We certainly cannot do it. Instead, let us save our own lives for now. Let us return with our brothers and fight against them, but we are few.”

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