2 Maccabees 6:22
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CEB
By doing this he might escape death and attain friendly treatment because of his old friendship with them.
DRA
That by so doing he might be delivered from death: and for the sake of their old friendship with the man they did him this courtesy.
GNT
Those in charge of the sacrifice had been friends of Eleazar for a long time, and because of this friendship they told him privately to bring meat that was lawful for him to eat. He need only pretend to eat the pork, they said, and in this way he would not be put to death.
NABRE
Thus he would escape death, and be treated kindly because of his old friendship with them.
NCB
In this way he would be saved from death and be treated kindly as a result of their long-standing friendship.
NRSVA
so that by doing this he might be saved from death, and be treated kindly on account of his old friendship with them.
NRSVACE
so that by doing this he might be saved from death, and be treated kindly on account of his old friendship with them.
NRSVCE
so that by doing this he might be saved from death, and be treated kindly on account of his old friendship with them.
NRSVUE
so that by doing this he might be saved from death and be treated kindly on account of his old friendship with them.
RSV
so that by doing this he might be saved from death, and be treated kindly on account of his old friendship with them.
RSVCE
so that by doing this he might be saved from death, and be treated kindly on account of his old friendship with them.
WYC
(so) that by this deed he should be delivered from death; and for eld friendship of the man, they did this humanity, or courtesy, to him. [that this thing feigned, he were delivered from death; and for old friendship of the man, they did this humanity, or courtesy, in him.]
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