Why do the footnotes in my Bible say, "Some manuscripts say..."?

"How do we account for the variations among the manuscript copies (manuscript variants)?
For example, why do the footnotes in my Bible say, "Some manuscripts say..."
Dr. Robert Plummer answers in Honest Answers | Episode 11
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