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# It happened
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This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new part of the story.
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# in the ninth year of the reign of King Zedekiah, in the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month
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after Zedekiah had been king for eight years, in the tenth calendar month, on the tenth day of the month (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# in the ninth year
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"in year nine" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# in the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month
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This is the tenth month of the Hebrew calendar. The tenth day is near the beginning of January on Western calendars. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-hebrewmonths]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])
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# They camped opposite it
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"Nebuchadnezzar's army camped opposite Jerusalem"
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