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King Demetrius unto his brother Jonathan, and unto the nation of the Jews, sendeth greeting:
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We send you here a copy of the letter which we did write unto our cousin Lasthenes concerning you, that ye might see it.
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King Demetrius unto his father Lasthenes sendeth greeting:
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We are determined to do good to the people of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their good will toward us.
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Wherefore we have ratified unto them the borders of Judea, with the three governments of Apherema and Lydda and Ramathem, that are added unto Judea from the country of Samaria, and all things appertaining unto them, for all such as do sacrifice in Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly aforetime out of the fruits of the earth and of trees.