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se.phar denotes a written document or collection of written records, including opened books, archival records, and the book of Moses.
The attested use denotes written documents or books: records searched for evidence, documents kept in a house, the book of Moses, and books opened at judgment.
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Written document, record, or book · dominant
The plural forms occur where, in Daniel 7:10, the APB renders that “books were opened,” and in Ezra 6:1 it renders a search in a house of “documents.” The singular construct forms occur in Ezra 4:15, where the APB renders a search in “the book of the records,” and in Ezra 6:18, where it refers to “the book of Moses.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “books,” “the book of the records,” “documents,” and “the book of Moses.” These expressions show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.