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47 That day they fasted, donned sackcloth, sprinkled ashes on their heads, and tore their garments. 48 They unrolled the scroll of the law, seeking therein the guidance for which the Gentiles consulted the images of their gods. 49 They also carried with them the priestly vestments and the firstfruits and the tithes, and they brought forth the Nazirites[a] who had completed the period of their vows.

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  1. 1 Maccabees 3:49 Nazirites: see Num 6:1-21 and note.