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Sirach 44:17-19
Good News Translation
Sirach 44:17-19
Good News Translation
Noah
17 (A)Noah was a perfectly righteous man. After destruction came, he gave the human race a new start.[a] Because of him there were people left on earth when the flood was over. 18 The Lord made an eternal covenant with him, promising that life would never again be destroyed by a flood.
Abraham
19 (B)Abraham was the great ancestor of many nations; his reputation was faultless.[b]
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- Sirach 44:17 Hebrew gave...start; Greek was taken in exchange for the human race.
- Sirach 44:19 Hebrew his reputation was faultless; Greek there was no one like him in reputation.
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