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Sirach 49:15-16
Good News Translation
Sirach 49:15-16
Good News Translation
15 No one else like Joseph has ever been born;[a] even his bones were honored.[b] 16 Shem, Seth, and Enosh[c] were highly honored, but Adam's glory was above that of any other living being.
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- Sirach 49:15 Greek adds the greatest of his brothers and the pride of his people; Hebrew and one ancient translation place these words in 50.1.
- Sirach 49:15 even...honored; or the Lord watched over his body.
- Sirach 49:16 Hebrew Shem, Seth, and Enosh; Greek Shem and Seth among people.
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