2 Maccabees 1:36
Good News Translation
Nehemiah and his friends called the liquid nephthar which means 'purification,' but most people call it 'naphtha.'

New Revised Standard Version
Nehemiah and his associates called this “nephthar,” which means purification, but by most people it is called naphtha.

Contemporary English Version
Nehemiah and his followers called the oil "nephthar," which means "cleaning." But everyone else calls it "naphtha."

New American Bible
Nehemiah and his companions called the liquid nephthar, meaning purification, but most people named it naphtha.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Nehemias called this place Nephthar, which is interpreted purification. But many call it Nephi.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Nehemias called this place Nephthar, which is interpreted purification. But many call it Nephi.

2 Maccabees 1:34
And the king considering, and diligently examining the matter, made a temple for it, that he might prove what had happened.

2 Maccabees 1:35
And when he had proved it, he gave the priests many goods, and divers presents, and he took and distributed them to them with his own hand.

2 Maccabees 2:1
Now it is found in the descriptions of Jeremias, the prophet, that he commanded them that went into captivity, to take the fire, as it hath been signified, and how he gave charge to them that were carried away into captivity.

2 Maccabees 2:2
And how he gave them the law, that they should not forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, seeing the idols of gold, and silver, and the ornaments of them.

Context
2 Maccabees 1
35And when he had proved it, he gave the priests many goods, and divers presents, and he took and distributed them to them with his own hand. 36And Nehemias called this place Nephthar, which is interpreted purification. But many call it Nephi.
Cross References
2 Maccabees 1:34
And the king considering, and diligently examining the matter, made a temple for it, that he might prove what had happened.

2 Maccabees 1:35
And when he had proved it, he gave the priests many goods, and divers presents, and he took and distributed them to them with his own hand.

2 Maccabees 2:1
Now it is found in the descriptions of Jeremias, the prophet, that he commanded them that went into captivity, to take the fire, as it hath been signified, and how he gave charge to them that were carried away into captivity.

2 Maccabees 2:2
And how he gave them the law, that they should not forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, seeing the idols of gold, and silver, and the ornaments of them.



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