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And behold, I know that your brother Simon is a man of counsel: give ear to him always, and he shall be a father to you.
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And Judas Machabeus who is valiant and strong from his youth up, let him be the leader of your army, and he shall manage the war of the people.
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And you shall take to you all that observe the law: and revenge ye the wrong of your people.
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Render to the Gentiles their reward, and take heed to the precepts of the law.
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And he blessed them, and was joined to his fathers.
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And he died in the hundred and forty-sixth year: and he was buried by his sons in the sepulchres of his fathers in Modin, and all Israel mourned for him with great mourning.