2 Maccabees 10:7 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Therefore they bare branches, and fair boughs, and palms also, and sang psalms unto him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. More versionsCommon English Bible So they held ivy wands, beautiful branches, and also palm leaves, and offered hymns to the one who had made the purification of his own temple possible. Catholic Public Domain Version Because of this, they now preferred to carry boughs and green branches and palms, for him who had prospered the cleansing of his place. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Therefore they now, carried boughs, and green branches, and palms for Him that had given them good success in cleansing his place. Good News Translation (US Version) But now, carrying green palm branches and sticks decorated with ivy, they paraded around, singing grateful praises to him who had brought about the purification of his own Temple. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Therefore carrying wands wreathed with leaves, and beautiful branches, and palm fronds also, they offered up hymns of thanksgiving to him who had successfully brought to pass the cleansing of his own place. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition But now they walked around carrying sticks decorated with twisted ivy and holding up branches, including some from palm trees. They sang hymns and thanked the Lord for making our holy temple clean again. |