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vol´un-taÌ„Ì-ri: For the sake of variety the King James Version in ; (bis) has rendered × ×“×‘×”, nedhaÌ„bhaÌ„h, by “voluntary offering†instead of the usual “freewill offering†(so the Revised Version (British and American)). The words “of his own voluntary will†in the King James Version are a pure gloss, properly omitted in the Revised Version (British and American), as they represent nothing in the Hebrew text. 1 Macc 2:42 has “voluntarily†as part of the translation of ἑκουσιαÌζω, hekousiaÌzoÌ„, the Revised Version (British and American) “willingly.â€