3 Maccabees 5:24 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁴ The crowds of the city had been assembled for this most pitiful spectacle and were eagerly waiting for daybreak.

Common English Bible

²⁴ Crowds of people from throughout the city gathered for the most sorry spectacle and were eagerly awaiting the early morning.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

²⁴ The city crowds were collected together to see the hideous spectacle, and waited impatiently for the dawn.

World English Bible British Edition

²⁴ The city crowds were collected together to see the hideous spectacle, and waited impatiently for the dawn.

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁴ The crowds of the city had been assembled for this most pitiful spectacle and they were eagerly waiting for daybreak.

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