2 Maccabees 12:3 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition The men of Joppa also did such an ungodly deed: they prayed the Jews that dwelt among them to go with their wives and children into the boats which they had prepared, as though they had meant them no hurt. More versionsCommon English Bible Some men from Joppa committed a horrible act. After calling together the Jews living among them with their wives and children, they invited them to go sailing in boats that they provided. They acted as if they had no hostility against them at all. Catholic Public Domain Version Truly, those of Joppa were also perpetrators of very shameful acts. They asked the Jews, who lived among them, to go up into small boats, which they had prepared, with their wives and sons, as if no underlying hostility was between them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The men of Joppe also were guilty of this kind of wickedness: they desired the Jews who dwelt among them to go with their wives and children into the boats, which they had prepared, as though they had no enmity to them. Good News Translation (US Version) About this time, the people of Joppa did a cruel thing to the Jews of their city. They pretended to be friendly to the Jews and invited them and their families to go sailing with them on ships they had provided. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers Men of Joppa perpetrated this great impiety: they invited the Jews who lived among them to go with their wives and children into the boats which they had provided, as though they had no ill will toward them. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition The people of Joppa also committed a terrible crime against their Jewish neighbors. They pretended to be on good terms with them and said, “We want you and your families to go sailing with us. We'll provide the ships.” |