4 Maccabees 14:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 since even bees at the time for making honeycombs defend themselves against intruders and, as though with an iron dart, sting those who approach their hive and defend it even to the death? Common English Bible When it is time to build their hive, even the bees defend themselves against those who come too close. They sting like an iron dart anyone who comes near the hive, and fight even to the death. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Even bees, at the season of honey-making, attack all who approach, and pierce with their sting, as with a sword, those who draw near their hive, and repel them even to death. World English Bible British Edition Even bees, at the season of honey-making, attack all who approach, and pierce with their sting, as with a sword, those who draw near their hive, and repel them even to death. Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) since even bees at the time for making honeycombs defend themselves against intruders and as though with an iron dart sting those who approach their hive and defend it even to the death? |