1 Maccabees 5:19 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And he gave commandment unto them, saying, Take ye the charge of this people, and fight no battle with the Gentiles until that we come again.

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He commanded them, “Take charge of this people, but don’t engage in battle with the Gentiles before we return.”

And he instructed them, saying, "Take charge of this people, but do not go to war against the Gentiles, until we return."

And he commanded them, saying: Take ye the charge of this people: but make no war against the heathens, till we return.

He told them: “I am leaving you in command here, but don't go out and fight the Gentiles until we get back.”

He commanded them, saying, “Take charge of this people, and fight no battle with the Gentiles until we return.”