1 Maccabees 8:18
Thomson 1808
not in this edition
Brenton 1851
and to intreat them that they would take the yoke from them; for they saw that the kingdom of the Grecians did oppress Israel with servitude.
Greek · Brenton
καὶ τοῦ ἆραι τὸν ζυγὸν ἀπʼ αὐτῶν, ὅτι ἴδον τὴν βασιλείαν τῶν Ἑλλήνων καταδουλουμένους τὸν Ἰσραὴλ δουλείαν.