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Esther 11:4

In 3 translations

KJV
He was also one of the captives, which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon carried from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Judea; and this was his dream:
DRC
Now he was of the number of the captives, whom Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Juda:
LXXE1:1
Now he was of the captivity which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried captive from Jerusalem, with Jechonias the king of Judea.

Original-language editions

LXX-Br1:1
Ἦν δὲ ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας, ἦς ᾐχμαλώτευσε Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος ἐξ Ἰερουσαλὴμ, μετὰ Ἰεχονίου τοῦ βασιλέως τῆς Ἰουδαίας.
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 1:1c in some Bibles
  • 11:4 in most Bibles

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