2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 12:40

εὗρον δὲ ἑκάστου τῶν τεθνηκότων ὑπὸ τοὺς χιτῶνας ἱερώματα τῶν ἀπὸ Ιαμνείας εἰδώλων, ἀφ’ ὧν ὁ νόμος ἀπείργει τοὺς Ιουδαίους· τοῖς δὲ πᾶσι σαφὲς ἐγένετο διὰ τήνδε τὴν αἰτίαν τούσδε πεπτωκέναι.
King James Version (KJV)

Now under the coats of every one that was slain they found things consecrated to the idols of the Jamnites, which is forbidden the Jews by the law. Then every man saw that this was the cause wherefore they were slain.

Modern English

But under the tunic of each of the dead they found tokens sacred to the idols of Jamnia, which the law forbids Jews to wear. It became clear to everyone that this was the reason these men had been killed.

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