4 Maccabees 10:7 (New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha)
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Since they were not able in any way to break his spirit, a they abandoned the instruments b and scalped him with their fingernails in a Scythian fashion.
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a.
4 Maccabees 10:7 - Gk [to strangle him]
b.
4 Maccabees 10:7 - Other ancient authorities read [they tore off his skin]