This book is not inspired by God and is not part of the Christian canon or the Jewish Tanakh. It is shown only for historical and study purposes. View full explanation 1 Maccabees 8:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189518 And that they should take the yoke from them; for they saw that the kingdom of the Greeks did keep Israel in bondage. See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible18 and also to free the Jewish people from oppression. They observed that the Greek kingdom was completely enslaving Israel. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version18 and so that they would take away from them the yoke of the Grecians, for they saw that they oppressed the kingdom of Israel with servitude. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version18 And that they might take off from them the yoke of the Grecians, for they saw that they oppressed the kingdom of Israel with servitude. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)18 He did this to eliminate Syrian oppression, since the Jews clearly saw that they were being reduced to slavery. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers18 and that they should free the yoke from themselves; for they saw that the kingdom of the Greeks kept Israel in bondage. See the chapter |