2 Maccabees 14:39 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

So Nica´nor, willing to declare the hate that he bare unto the Jews, sent above five hundred men of war to take him:

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Wanting to make public the hatred he had toward the Jews, Nicanor sent a group of more than five hundred soldiers to take him,

Then Nicanor, being willing to manifest the hatred that he held for the Jews, sent five hundred soldiers to apprehend him.

So Nicanor being willing to declare the hatred that he bore the Jews, sent five hundred soldiers to take him.

Wanting to show clearly how much he disliked the Jews, Nicanor sent more than 500 soldiers to arrest Razis,

Nicanor, wishing to make evident the ill will that he bore against the Jews, sent above five hundred soldiers to seize him;

who took this as an opportunity to show his hatred for our people by doing us some real harm. So he sent more than 500 troops to arrest Razis,