And this is the copy of the letters that the Lacedemonians sent; The rulers of the Lacedemonians, with the city, unto Simon the high priest, and the elders, and priests, and residue of the people of the Jews, our brethren, send greeting:
This is a copy of the letter the Spartans sent: "The rulers of the Spartans, together with the city, send greetings to Simon the high priest, the elders, the priests, and the rest of the people of the Jews, our kinsmen.
