1 Maccabees 9:55 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And he began to pull down. At that time was Alcimus stricken, and his works were hindered; and his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, and he could no more speak anything and give order concerning his house. More versionsCommon English Bible Right at that moment Alcimus had a stroke, and his work was stalled. He was paralyzed and couldn’t speak or give commands concerning his house. Catholic Public Domain Version At that time, Alcimus was struck, and his works were hindered, and his mouth was closed shut, and he was weakened with paralysis, so that he was no longer able speak a word, nor to give orders concerning his house. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version At that time Alcimus was struck: and his works were hindered, and his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak a word, nor give order concerning his house. Good News Translation (US Version) he had a stroke, and work was stopped. Paralyzed and unable to open his mouth, he could not speak or even make a will for his family. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers He began to pull down. At that time was Alcimus stricken, and his works were hindered; and his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, and he could no more speak anything and give orders concerning his house. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition But no sooner had the work begun, than Alcimus got sick and everything stopped. He couldn't move or even give instructions for making out his will. |