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       The Book of Esther
       By: guitargirl352 Date: March 20, 2014, 8:44 pm
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       Hello! As I was reading in the book of Esther the other day, I
       noticed in the footnotes it said another version(s) had extended
       chapters. Why does the NKJV not include these? Did they not
       match up biblically?
       Thanks! :)
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       Re: The Book of Esther
       By: joshthewest Date: March 25, 2014, 9:09 am
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       Hey there! Just curious, are you reading out of a study Bible?
       If so, which one?
       I'll try to explain this to the best of my ability, but if it
       gets confusing let me know! Basically, historically there have
       been two versions of the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament). The
       first one is the books being written in the original Hebrew, and
       the other is called the Septuagint, which is the Greek
       translation of the Hebrew Bible. When the Septuagint was
       written, there were additional writings added to the original
       Hebrew text in the Book of Esther. Therefore, in desiring to get
       as close to the original text as possible, the Bible doesn't
       include the additional chapters.
       Hopefully that answered your question! :)
       Sources:
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