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Ben Sira 45:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Ben Sira 45:1-2
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 45
Praise of Moses, Aaron, and Phinehas
1 From him came the man[a]
who would win the favor of all the living:(A)
Dear to God and human beings,
Moses, whose memory is a blessing.
2 God made him like the angels in honor,
and strengthened him with fearful powers.(B)
Footnotes
- 44:23(end)–45:5 Moses manifested God’s power through marvels (vv. 1–3), God’s authority through the commandments and the Law (v. 5), and God’s mercy through the intimacy granted him by the Lord for his own faithfulness and meekness (v. 4).
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