2 Maccabees 14:39 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

³⁹ So Nica´nor, willing to declare the hate that he bare unto the Jews, sent above five hundred men of war to take him:

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Common English Bible

³⁹ Wanting to make public the hatred he had toward the Jews, Nicanor sent a group of more than five hundred soldiers to take him,

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ Then Nicanor, being willing to manifest the hatred that he held for the Jews, sent five hundred soldiers to apprehend him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

³⁹ So Nicanor being willing to declare the hatred that he bore the Jews, sent five hundred soldiers to take him.

Good News Translation (US Version)

³⁹ Wanting to show clearly how much he disliked the Jews, Nicanor sent more than 500 soldiers to arrest Razis,

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

³⁹ Nicanor, wishing to make evident the ill will that he bore against the Jews, sent above five hundred soldiers to seize him;

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

^39-40 who took this as an opportunity to show his hatred for our people by doing us some real harm. So he sent more than 500 troops to arrest Razis,

2 Maccabees 14:39 Cross References