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# brought their books
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"collected their books." The word "books" refers to scrolls on which magical incantations and formulas were written.
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# in the sight of everyone
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"in front of everyone"
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# the value of them
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"the value of the books" or "the value of the scrolls"
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# fifty thousand
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"50,000" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# pieces of silver
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A "piece of silver" was the approximate daily wage for a common laborer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-bmoney]])
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