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A New English Translation of the Septuagint (Primary Texts) is unavailable, but you can change that!

The Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation of Jewish sacred writings) is of great importance in the history of both Judaism and Christianity. The first translation of the books of the Hebrew Bible (plus additions) into the common language of the ancient Mediterranean world made the Jewish scriptures accessible to many outside Judaism. Not only did the Septuagint become Holy Writ to Greek...

Almsgiving delivers from death, and it purges away every sin. Those who give alms will enjoy life to the full. Those who commit sin and injustice are enemies of their own self.
Tobit 12:9–10