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be_v occasional_o clear_v and_o brief_o illustrate_v in_o the_o foregoing_a exposition_n the_o first_o number_n direct_v to_o the_o chapter_n the_o second_o to_o the_o verse_n the_o the_o three_o to_o the_o page_n of_o the_o book_n genesis_n chap._n verse_n pag._n 1._o 2._o 585_o 1._o 4._o 43_o 1._o 9_o 22_o 1._o 16._o 242_o 2._o 7._o 604_o 2._o 25._o 274_o 3._o 1._o 273_o 374_o 3._o 3._o 344_o 3._o 22._o 8_o 6._o 5._o 219_o 9_o 27._o 180_o 11._o 3._o 145_o 11._o 5._o 417_o 14._o 14._o 14_o 16._o 12._o 438_o 17._o 13._o 92_o 17._o 17._o 362_o 18._o 12._o 361_o 18._o 14._o 250_o 18._o 21._o 417_o 22._o 17._o 419_o 25._o 8._o 392_o 395_o 25._o 25._o 237_o 29._o 25._o 512_o 30._o 8._o 290_o 32._o 2._o 129_o 32._o 24._o 89_o 34._o 1_o 2._o 43_o 35._o 5._o 430_o 35._o 11._o 328_o 40._o 30._o 708_o 47._o 6._o 212_o 47._o 13._o 17_o 48._o 14._o 560_o 48._o 17._o 248_o 49._o 3_o 4._o 161_o 49._o 9_o 546_o exodus_fw-la chap._n verse_n pag._n 4._o 25_o 26._o 674_o 8._o 18._o 249_o 8._o 22_o 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