1 Maccabees 6:21 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

But some of the garrison escaped from the siege, and some of the ungodly Israelites joined them.

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However, some of the enemy forces escaped from the blockade, joined by a number of sinful Israelites.

And certain ones of these, who were besieged, escaped. And some of the impious out of Israel joined themselves to them.

And some of the besieged got out: and some wicked men of Israel joined themselves unto them.

But some of the men under siege escaped, and together with some of the renegade Jews, they went to the king and said,

Some of those who were hemmed in came out, and some of the ungodly men of Israel were joined to them.

Some of the troops in the fortress escaped and were joined by a group of unfaithful Jews.