Translating the Book of Esther The text of the book of Esther exists in three major forms. There is the Hebrew text, which is found in the Hebrew Scriptures and which has minor variations in the different Hebrew manuscripts. This is the text that is the basis of the Revised Standard Version (RSV) and Today’s English Version (TEV) translations that are quoted in this Handbook. There is also a Greek text in two different forms, one that is
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