4 Maccabees 17:22
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Divine providence delivered Israel from its former abuse through the blood of those godly people. Their deaths were a sacrifice that finds mercy from God.
NRSVA
And through the blood of those devout ones and their death as an atoning sacrifice, divine Providence preserved Israel that previously had been mistreated.
NRSVUE
And through the blood of those pious ones and their death as an atoning sacrifice, divine Providence preserved Israel that previously had been mistreated.
RSV
And through the blood of those devout ones and their death as an expiation, divine Providence preserved Israel that previously had been afflicted.
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