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How close is the ESV Bible to the Greek Bible?

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Most of the Bible was written in Hebrew, so your question is a little bit hard to answer. Some people say that the New Testament is written in Greek, others say Aramaic, but I am sure the whole Bible wasn't originally written in Greek, but mostly Hebrew.

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