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Until the Common Era, there was no systematic way to check the accuracy copies made of of the Hebrew scriptures. Then the middle letter of the middle word of every book was noted and numbered, so that a quick and accurate check could be made of every manuscript. From that time, the texts could be copied and passed on with considerable accuracy.

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