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of_o a_o sweet_a savour_n etc._n etc._n see_v v._o 6._o ver._n 14._o and_o their_o drink-offering_a shall_v be_v half_a a_o hin_a verse_n 14_o of_o wine_n unto_o a_o bullock_n see_v xv._o 10._o and_o the_o three_o part_n of_o a_o hin_n for_o a_o ram._n see_v there_o v._o 7._o and_o a_o four_o part_n of_o a_o hin_n for_o a_o lamb._n see_v there_o v._o 5._o they_o that_o allegorise_v these_o thing_n think_v the_o new_a moon_n signify_v the_o resurrection_n to_o a_o new_a life_n in_o the_o other_o world_n where_o every_o one_o shall_v receive_v a_o reward_n according_a to_o his_o measure_n thus_o procopius_n gazaeus_n in_o who_o they_o that_o think_v such_o exposition_n useful_a may_v find_v entertainment_n this_o be_v the_o burnt-offering_a of_o every_o month_n throughout_o the_o month_n of_o the_o year_n there_o be_v more_o sacrifice_n appoint_v on_o the_o new_a moon_n than_o on_o the_o sabbath_n itself_o because_o they_o return_v seldomer_n and_o the_o gentile_n multiply_v sacrifice_n 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