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- Because, probably, it was written in the ancient Hebrew or Samaritan character. "Danielª answeredª° in the presence² of¹ the king,ª and said,ª° The secretª which¹ the kingª hath demandedª° cannotªª° the wiseª [men], the astrologers,ª the magicians,ª the soothsayers,ª° shewª° unto the king;ª" {Dan 2:27} + "Thenª came²° in¹ the magicians,ª the astrologers,ª the Chaldeans,ª and the soothsayers:ª° and Iª toldª° the dreamª beforeª them; but they did notª make knownª° unto me the interpretationª thereof." {Dan 4:7} + "And it came to pass¹ in the morningª that his spiritª was troubled;ª° and he sentª° and called²° for¹¹ all¹ the magiciansª of Egypt,ª and all¹ the wise menª thereof: and Pharaohª toldª° them¹ his dream;ª but [there was] none¹ that could interpretª° them unto Pharaoh.ª" {Gen 41:8} + "But these¹ twoª [things] shall comeª° to thee in a momentª in oneª day,ª the loss of children,ª and widowhood:ª they shall comeª° upon¹ thee in their perfectionª for the multitudeª of thy sorceries,ª [and] for the greatª abundanceª of thine enchantments.ª" {Isa 47:9} + "Standª° now¹ with thine enchantments,ª and with the multitudeª of thy sorceries,ª whereinª thou hast labouredª° from thy youth;ª¹ if so be¹ thou shalt be ableª° to profit,ª° if so be¹ thou mayest prevail.ª° ... Thus¹ shall they be¹ unto thee with whom¹ thou hast laboured,ª° [even] thy merchants,ª° from thy youth:ª¹ they shall wanderª° every oneª to his quarter;ª none¹ shall saveª° thee." {Isa 47:12-15}
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