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 Sirach 50:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 189512 And when he received the portions out of the priests' hands, Himself also standing by the hearth of the altar, His brethren as a garland round about him, He was as a young cedar in Libanus; And as stems of palm trees compassed they him round about, See the chapterMore versionsCommon English Bible12 When he received the portions of the sacrificial animals from the priests’ hands, standing beside the altar’s hearth, surrounded by a wreath of brothers, he was like a new cedar of Lebanon, and they surrounded him like palm-tree trunks. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version12 He gave glory to the vestment of sanctity, when he ascended to the holy altar. See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version12 When he went up to the holy altar, he honoured the vesture of holiness. See the chapterGood News Translation (US Version)12 When the priests handed him the portions of the sacrifice as he stood beside the altar with his assistants circling him like a wreath, he was like a young cedar of Lebanon surrounded by palm trees. See the chapterWorld English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers12 When he received the portions out of the priests’ hands, as he stood by the hearth of the altar, with his kindred like a garland around him, he was like a young cedar in Lebanon surrounded by the trunks of palm trees. See the chapter |