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fredman said:
In this particular instance, then, how exactly do you explain the number 8? Is it a copyist error, or do you have some other solution. The one you offered up above was rather vague.

Fred

Some Hebrew manuscripts, the Septuagint, and the Syriac all say 18. Perhaps the mistranslations happened due to a copyist error, but that is not the explanation for the alleged error. Since some Hebrew manuscripts, the Septuagint, the Syriac, and 2 Kings 24:8 do say 18, we can rest assured that the number is 18 and some translations simply got it wrong.

God bless,
Jason
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