↵ 1 Maccabees 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.
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καὶ
and
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ἀπέστρεψαν
they turned away
they returned, they turned back
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αὐτόν
him
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,
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λέγοντες
saying
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Οὐ
Not
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μὴ
not
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δυνησώμεθα
we might be able
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,
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ἀλλʼ
but
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ἢ
the
or
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σώζωμεν
we save
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τὰς
the
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ἑαυτῶν
themselves
their own
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ψυχάς
souls
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τὸ
the
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νῦν
now
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·
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ἐπιστρέψωμεν
let us return
we turn back
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μετὰ
with
after
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τῶν
of the
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ἀδελφῶν
brothers
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ἡμῶν
our
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,
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καὶ
and
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πολεμήσωμεν
we fight
let us wage war, we might fight
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πρὸς
to
toward
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αὐτούς
them
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·
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ἡμεῖς
we
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δὲ
but
and
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ὀλίγοι
few
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.
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.