1 Esdras 4:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And he is but one man: if he command to kill, they kill; if he command to spare, they spare;

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Yet the king is only one man! If he tells them to kill, they kill. If he tells them to set someone free, they set someone free.

Although the emperor is only one man, if he orders people to kill, they kill; if he orders them to set prisoners free, they do it;

He is just one man! If he commands people to kill, they kill. If he commands them to spare, they spare.

Although the emperor is only one man, if he orders people to kill, they kill; if he orders them to set prisoners free, they do it;

He is just one man! If he commands people to kill, they kill. If he commands them to spare, they spare.

And yet he is only one man! If he tells them to kill, they kill; if he tells them to release, they release;