1 Maccabees 7:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And there were gathered together unto Alcimus and Bacchides a company of scribes, to seek for justice.

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Common English Bible

Then a group of legal experts came before Alcimus and Bacchides to ask for just terms.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then there assembled to Alcimus and Bacchides, a congregation of scribes, to seek just terms.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Then there assembled to Alcimus and Bacchides a company of the scribes to require things that are just:

Good News Translation (US Version)

A group of teachers of the Law came to Alcimus and Bacchides, asking for justice.

World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers

A group of scribes gathered together to Alcimus and Bacchides to seek just terms.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

Some very devout Jews wanted to make peace with the Gentiles. So they sent some of their experts in the Law of Moses to ask Bacchides and Alcimus to treat their people fairly.

1 Maccabees 7:12 Cross References