Sirach 49:13-15

Good News Translation

Nehemiah

¹³^(A)The memory of Nehemiah is also great. He rebuilt the ruined walls of Jerusalem, installing the gates and bars. He rebuilt our homes.

The Patriarchs

¹⁴No one else like Enoch has ever walked the face of the earth, for he was taken up from the earth. ¹⁵No one else like Joseph has ever been born;^[a] even his bones were honored.^[b]

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Footnotes

Sirach 49:15 Greek adds the greatest of his brothers and the pride of his people; Hebrew and one ancient translation place these words in 50.1.
Sirach 49:15 even...honored; or the Lord watched over his body.