4 Maccabees 10:7
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CEB
In spite of this, they weren’t strong enough to break his will, so they put away their tools and tore off his scalp the way the Scythians do it—they used their fingernails.
NRSVA
Since they were not able in any way to break his spirit, they abandoned the instruments and scalped him with their fingernails in a Scythian fashion.
NRSVUE
Since they were unable in any way to break his spirit, they abandoned the instruments and scalped him with their fingernails in a Scythian fashion.
RSV
Since they were not able in any way to break his spirit, they abandoned the instruments and scalped him with their fingernails in Scyth′ian fashion.
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