1 Maccabees 5:46 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 So they came to Ephron. This was a large and very strong town on the road, and they could not go around it to the right or to the left; they had to go through it. More versionsCommon English Bible They came to Ephron, a large and secure town along the way. They couldn’t go around it on either side. They had to go through it. Catholic Public Domain Version And they came as far as Ephron. And this was a great city, positioned at the entrance, strongly fortified, and there was no way to go around it on the right or on the left, but the path was through the midst of it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they came as far as Ephron: now this was a great city situate in the way, strongly fortified, and there was no means to turn from it on the right hand or on the left, but the way was through the midst of it. Good News Translation (US Version) They went as far as Ephron, a large, well-fortified town. It was impossible to go around it on either side, and the road passed directly through the town. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers They came as far as Ephron, and this same city was large and very strong. It was on the road where they were going. They couldn’t turn away from it on the right hand or on the left, but needed to pass through the middle of it. |