1 Maccabees 5:46 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And they came as far as Ephron, and this same city was great, and it was in the way as they should go, exceeding strong: they could not turn aside from it on the right hand or on the left, but must needs pass through the midst of 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. |