1 Maccabees 7:47 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

And they took the spoils, and the booty, and they smote off Nicanor's head, and his right hand, which he stretched out so haughtily, and brought them, and hanged them up beside Jerusalem.

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Common English Bible

Then the Jews seized the spoils and the goods left behind. They cut off Nicanor’s head and his right hand, which he had arrogantly stretched out. They brought them and displayed them just outside Jerusalem.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And they took their spoils like a prey, and they cut off the head of Nicanor, and his right hand, which he had extended arrogantly, and they brought it, and hung it up opposite Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And they took the spoils of them for a booty, and they cut off Nicanor's head, and his right hand, which he had proudly stretched out, and they brought it, and hung it up over against Jerusalem.

Good News Translation (US Version)

The Jews took the loot and then cut off Nicanor's head and his right arm, which he had extended so arrogantly. They brought his head and his arm to be put on display outside Jerusalem.

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

The Jews took the spoils and the booty, and they cut off Nicanor’s head and his right hand, which he had stretched out so arrogantly, and brought them, and hung them up beside Jerusalem.

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

The Jews took everything of value from the dead enemy soldiers. Then they chopped off Nicanor's head and the right hand he had used to disgrace the temple and took them to Jerusalem, where they displayed them outside the city.

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