2 Maccabees

2 Maccabees 8:21

ἐφ’ οἷς εὐθαρσεῖς αὐτοὺς παραστήσας καὶ ἑτοίμους ὑπὲρ τῶν νόμων καὶ τῆς πατρίδος ἀποθνῄσκειν τετραμερές τι τὸ στράτευμα ἐποίησεν.
King James Version (KJV)

Thus when he had made them bold with these words, and ready to die for the laws and the country, he divided his army into four parts;

Modern English

Having emboldened them with these words and made them ready to die for the law and their homeland, he divided his forces into four divisions,

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