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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Esther 9:16

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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9:16 75,000 seems like quite a large number. The Old Greek translation has 15,000 and the Targum has 10,107 men. The Hebrew word translated thousands can also indicate an extended family or lineage, so it is possible that 75 extended families were killed.
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