Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 47:2

ὥσπερ στέαρ ἀφωρισμένον ἀπὸ σωτηρίου, οὕτως Δαυὶδ ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ.
King James Version (KJV)

As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel.

Modern English

As the fat is set apart from the peace offering, so David was set apart from the children of Israel.

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