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his_o concubine_n they_o will_v i_o bring_v out_o now_o and_o humble_v they_o and_o do_v with_o they_o what_o seem_v you_o good_a but_o to_o this_o man_n do_v not_o this_o detestable_a act_n 25_o but_o the_o man_n will_v not_o harken_v to_o he_o therefore_o the_o man_n take_v his_o concubine_n and_o bring_v she_o out_o unto_o they_o and_o they_o know_v she_o and_o abuse_v she_o all_o the_o night_n untyl_o the_o morning_n and_o when_o the_o day_n begin_v to_o spring_v they_o let_v she_o go_v 26_o so_o the_o woman_n come_v in_o the_o dawn_n of_o the_o day_n and_o fall_v down_o at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o man_n house_n where_o her_o lord_n be_v till_o the_o light_a day_n 27_o and_o her_o lord_n arise_v in_o the_o morning_n and_o open_v the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n and_o go_v out_o to_o go_v his_o way_n and_o behold_v the_o woman_n his_o concubine_n be_v dead_a at_o the_o door_n of_o the_o house_n and_o her_o hand_n lie_v upon_o the_o threshold_n 28_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o she_o up_o and_o let_v we_o go_v but_o she_o answer_v not_o then_o he_o take_v she_o up_o upon_o the_o ass_n and_o the_o man_n rise_v up_o and_o go_v unto_o his_o place_n 29_o and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o his_o house_n he_o take_v a_o knife_n and_o lay_v hand_n on_o his_o concubine_n and_o divide_v she_o in_o piece_n with_o her_o bone_n into_o twelve_o part_n and_o send_v she_o throughout_o all_o the_o quarter_n of_o israel_n 30_o and_o all_o that_o see_v it_o say_v there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n do_v or_o see_v since_o the_o time_n that_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n come_v up_o from_o the_o land_n of_o egypte_n unto_o this_o day_n consider_v the_o matter_n consult_v and_o geve_v sentence_n where_o as_o it_o be_v say_v and_o he_o give_v his_o ass_n fodder_n in_o hebrew_n it_n be_v write_v vaiabol_n which_o signify_v he_o mingle_v for_o this_o verb_n balal_n signify_v to_o myngle_v for_o in_o those_o region_n they_o use_v to_o mingle_v chap_v straw_n with_o barley_n &_o so_o to_o geve_v 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