4 Maccabees 16:20 — all translations

ASV Byzantine Text

For whom also our father Abraham was forward to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and shuddered not at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

For his sake also our father Abraham was zealous to sacrifice his son Isaac, the ancestor of our nation; and when Isaac saw his father's hand wielding a knife and descending upon him, he did not cower.

Brenton English Septuagint

For whom also our father Abraham was forward to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and shuddered not at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.

LXX2012 U. S. English

For whom also our father Abraham was forward to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and shuddered not at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.

British English Septuagint 2012

For whom also our father Abraham was forward to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and shuddered not at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Pour lui aussi, notre père Abraham s'est empressé d'immoler Isaac, notre géniteur, et il n'a pas frémi à la vue de sa propre main paternelle descendant sur lui avec l'épée.

Spanish BLL

Por Él, también nuestro padre Abraham estuvo dispuesto a sacrificar a Isaac, de quien todos venimos, y ni siquiera tembló cuando vio que su propia mano bajaba con el cuchillo sobre su hijo.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Por Él también nuestro padre Abraham tuvo el celo de sacrificar a Isaac nuestro progenitor, y no se estremeció al ver su propia mano paterna descender con la espada sobre él.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

For whom also our father Abraham was forward to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and shuddered not at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

For him also our father Abraham was zealous to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and didn’t shudder at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.

World English Bible Classic

For him also our father Abraham was zealous to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and didn’t shudder at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.

World English Bible Updated

For him also our father Abraham was zealous to sacrifice Isaac our progenitor, and didn’t shudder at the sight of his own paternal hand descending down with the sword upon him.

Brenton Septuagint

Διʼ ὃν καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν Ἁβραὰμ ἔσπευδεν τὸν ἐθνοπάτορα υἱὸν σφαγιάσαι Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ τὴν πατρῷαν χεῖρα ξιφηφόρον καταφερομένην ἐπʼ αὐτὸν ὁρῶν οὐκ ἔπτηξεν.