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26 We are sure that, when these people have all been punished, the affairs of our state will be established more securely and in a more excellent condition for the future. 27 But whoever shelters any of the Jews, from an elderly person to a child to nursing infants, will be tortured, household and all, with the most horrible punishments. 28 But the one who is willing to give information will receive the property of the person falling under judgment. They will also be given two thousand drachmen[a] from the royal treasury, and will be rewarded with their freedom.

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Footnotes

  1. 3 Maccabees 3:28 A drachme was equivalent to a typical day’s wage.

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