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1 Maccabees 9:9

καὶ ἀπέστρεψαν αὐτόν, λέγοντες Οὐ μὴ δυνησώμεθα, ἀλλʼ ἢ σώζωμεν τὰς ἑαυτῶν ψυχάς τὸ νῦν· ἐπιστρέψωμεν μετὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν, καὶ πολεμήσωμεν πρὸς αὐτούς· ἡμεῖς δὲ ὀλίγοι.

  1. καὶ
    and
  2. ἀπέστρεψαν
    they turned away
    they returned, they turned back
  3. αὐτόν
    him
  4.  
    ,
     
  5. λέγοντες
    saying
  6. Οὐ
    Not
  7. μὴ
    not
  8. δυνησώμεθα
    we might be able
  9.  
    ,
     
  10. ἀλλʼ
    but
  11. the
    or
  12. σώζωμεν
    we save
  13. τὰς
    the
  14. ἑαυτῶν
    themselves
    their own
  15. ψυχάς
    souls
  16. τὸ
    the
  17. νῦν
    now
  18.  
    ·
     
  19. ἐπιστρέψωμεν
    let us return
    we turn back
  20. μετὰ
    with
    after
  21. τῶν
    of the
  22. ἀδελφῶν
    brothers
  23. ἡμῶν
    our
  24.  
    ,
     
  25. καὶ
    and
  26. πολεμήσωμεν
    we fight
    let us wage war, we might fight
  27. πρὸς
    to
    toward
  28. αὐτούς
    them
  29.  
    ·
     
  30. ἡμεῖς
    we
  31. δὲ
    but
    and
  32. ὀλίγοι
    few
  33.  
    .
     

And they turned him back, saying We will not be able, but let us save our own lives now, let us return with our brothers, and let us fight against them, for we are few.