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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sake_n whereunto_o belong_v the_o 30_o beginning_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v now_o the_o 29_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o verse_n then_o be_v 41_o and_o add_v those_o 3_o lack_v it_o show_v plain_o that_o the_o psalm_n than_o will_v have_v 44_o verse_n the_o half_a of_o it_o 22_o the_o sum_n of_o the_o letter_n in_o the_o 112_o psalm_n there_o be_v join_v two_o letter_n in_o one_o verse_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o 25_o and_o 34_o psalm_n and_o thus_o will_v the_o number_n of_o the_o verfe_n be_v 11_o but_o now_o see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v cast_v to_o the_o nine_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o 10_o there_o be_v but_o 10_o verse_n yet_o in_o all_o these_o psalm_n there_o be_v no_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d begin_n any_o verse_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d samek_n or_o shamek_n be_v constant_o there_o in_o the_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yamme_n the_o sea_n 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d n_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d santo_n a_o year_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zba_fw-la to_o at_o a_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mdinto_o a_o city_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zbi_fw-la to_o redeem_a shfinto_n or_o sfinto_fw-la a_o ship_n any_o word_n which_o be_v to_o be_v read_v with_o a_o meditation_n its_o point_n be_v call_v mhagyono_fw-mi iii_o above_o the_o letter_n signify_v the_o number_n this_o last_o be_v of_o the_o best_a use_n but_o marhothno_n and_o mhagyono_n be_v not_o worthy_a to_o be_v observe_v it_o be_v mere_a fancy_n that_o those_o letter_n shall_v never_o be_v pronounce_v in_o that_o tongue_n it_o be_v certain_a and_o i_o myself_o have_v many_o time_n hear_v it_o at_o constantinople_n where_o there_o be_v many_o kershuni_n for_o so_o be_v those_o call_v that_o retain_v the_o syriac_a book_n in_o their_o religious_a service_n that_o they_o do_v most_o constant_o pronounce_v every_o 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which_o will_v otherwise_o ensue_v by_o frequent_a repeat_v the_o whole_a noun_n here_o be_v common_a that_o contraction_n which_o in_o other_o tongue_n be_v now_o and_o then_o begin_v but_o not_o finish_v and_o constant_o use_v 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o i_o or_o i_o yeald_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o in_o ebrue_n call_v and_o samaritic_n but_o also_o in_o all_o the_o other_o dialect_v notwithstanding_o the_o three_o radical_a as_o well_o as_o the_o first_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o retain_v the_o letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o the_o syllable_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o denote_v the_o first_o person_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o in_o singular_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d masculine_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feminine_a you_o in_o plural_a yeald_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o three_o radical_a in_o singular_a but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d masculine_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feminine_a in_o plural_a which_o be_v to_o signify_v not_o the_o personal_a but_o possessive_a noun_n as_o in_o singular_a thing_n in_o plural_a you_o for_o distinction_n sake_n change_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o his_o him_z she_o she_o it_z or_o it_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d masculine_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d feminine_a in_o plural_a do_v yield_v in_o singular_a either_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o both_o in_o plural_a they_o remain_v