↵ 1 Maccabees 9 ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις ἐγενήθη λιμὸς μεγάλη σφόδρα, καὶ αὐτομόλησεν ἡ χώρα μετʼ αὐτῶν. καὶ ἐξέλεξεν Βακχίδης τοὺς ἀσεβεῖς ἄνδρας, καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτοὺς κυρίους τῆς χώρας.
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ἐν
in
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ταῖς
the
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ἡμέραις
days
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ἐκείναις
those
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ἐγενήθη
it happened
became, came into existence
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λιμὸς
famine
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μεγάλη
great
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σφόδρα
exceedingly
very, greatly
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,
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καὶ
and
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αὐτομόλησεν
deserted
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ἡ
the
or
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χώρα
land
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μετʼ
with
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αὐτῶν
their
of them
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.
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καὶ
and
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ἐξέλεξεν
he collected
he chose, chose
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Βακχίδης
Bacchides
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τοὺς
the
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ἀσεβεῖς
ungodly
impious
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ἄνδρας
men
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,
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καὶ
and
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κατέστησεν
appointed
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αὐτοὺς
them
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κυρίους
lords
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τῆς
of the
the
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χώρας
land
country
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.
In those days a very great famine occurred, and the land went over to them. Bacchides chose the ungodly men and appointed them lords of the land.