and I said to them: "We ourselves have bought back our brothers the Jews who were sold to the nations as we were able. But now you yourselves have sold your brothers so they may be sold to us!" They were silent and could not find a word [to say].

For this reason he was hired: to frighten [me] so that I would act and sin, so that they would have a bad report so they could taunt me.

So the governor said to them that they could not eat the most holy food until a priest could come with Urim and Thummim.

So they read the book from the law of God, making it clear and giving the meaning so that they could understand the reading.

Half of their children spoke Ashdodite and could not speak Judean, but [only] the tongues of other nations.