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high_a that_o point_n within_o be_v hireq_n as_o that_o excellent_a learned_a schindler_n it_o have_v in_o his_o grammar_n and_o be_v frequent_o underwrite_v come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o gnuba_fw-la fall_v away_o if_o a_o letter_n follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d elohim_n god_n etc._n etc._n and_o be_v only_o after_o a_o long_a en_fw-fr i_o on_o un_fw-fr never_o a_o long_a a._n you_o may_v leave_v out_o the_o gnuba_fw-la in_o your_o read_n these_o compound_a suâ_n be_v frequent_o in_o the_o ebrue_n bibell_n not_o under_o the_o throat_n letter_n for_o the_o use_n whereof_o they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v invent_v but_o under_o the_o non-gutturals_a b._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 31.39_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d num._n 10.36_o z._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gen._n 2.12_o q._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d very_o freqent_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nehe._n 10.34_o and_o contrary_a there_o be_v above_o 200_o of_o example_n where_o a_o single_a sva_fw-la be_v under_o a_o throat_n or_o gutturall_a letter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o well_o desist_v job_n 16.6_o jud._n 15.7_o out_o of_o which_o confusion_n multitude_n of_o exception_n and_o exception_n upon_o exception_n and_o that_o in_o the_o ebrue_n bible_n also_o not_o only_o in_o the_o call_v part_n of_o it_o and_o that_o all_o print_a and_o write_v copy_n of_o the_o ebrue_n bible_n never_o do_v agree_v herein_o we_o may_v clear_o see_v that_o this_o monster_n and_o mishap_n of_o create_v and_o destroy_v this_o inconstancy_n and_o fury_n of_o build_v up_o &_o level_v to_o the_o ground_n will_v descry_v unto_o any_o wise_a eye_n the_o madness_n of_o the_o