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the_o widow_n nor_o fatherless_a child_n etc_n etc_n 158._o 509._o 23_o thou_o shall_v not_o follow_v a_o multinide_v to_o do_v evil_a etc_n etc_n 194_o 23_o thrice_o in_o the_o year_n shall_v every_o male_a appear_v before_o the_o lord_n etc_n etc_n 352_o 30_o whosoever_o shall_v make_v for_o himself_o a_o composition_n or_o perfume_n of_o incense_n to_o smell_v therew_z etc_n etc_n 658_o 31_o you_o shall_v keep_v my_o sabbath_n because_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n etc_n etc_n 144_o 32_o and_o moses_n say_v unto_o the_o levite_n consecrate_v your_o hand_n etc_n etc_n 331._o 33_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v my_o face_n for_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v i_o and_o live_v etc_n etc_n 607_o 616._o 34._o behold_v i_o will_v send_v my_o angel_n before_o thou_o to_o keep_v thou_o in_o the_o way_n etc_n etc_n 741_o ¶_o out_o of_o leviticus_fw-la the_o chief_a chapiters_n of_o leviticus_fw-la be_v expound_v in_o the_o sermon_n of_o the_o ceremonial_a law_n 6_o charge_v give_v to_o the_o priest_n to_o keep_v the_o holy_a fire_n always_o burn_v etc_n etc_n 368_o 7_o touch_v vow_a sacrifice_n or_o sacrifice_n offer_v by_o covenant_n etc_n etc_n 379_o 10._o thou_o and_o thy_o son_n that_o be_v with_o thou_o shall_v drink_v neither_o wine_n nor_o etc_n etc_n 336_o 10_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n burn_v &_o scorch_v up_o with_o fire_n from_o heaven_n for_o offer_v strange_a fire_n etc_o etc_o 962_o 11_o of_o the_o clean_a and_o unclean_a creature_n etc_n etc_n 382_o 12_o 13._o 14_o 15._o &_o 16._o touch_v cleanse_n sacrifice_n for_o bodily_a deâ—ilinges_n 373._o 13_o the_o priest_n do_v judge_v betwixt_o cause_n and_o cause_n and_o between_o clean_a and_o unclean_a etc_n etc_n 338_o 17_o whosoever_o of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n shall_v kill_v a_o oâ—e_n or_o a_o sheep_n etc_n etc_n 344._o 3._o 7._o 17._o 19_o the_o eat_n of_o blood_n and_o strangle_v be_v forbid_v etc_n etc_n 385_o 18_o the_o abominable_a sin_n of_o sodomy_n &_o meddle_v with_o beast_n also_o be_v plain_o forbid_v etc_n etc_n 236_o 19_o you_o shall_v do_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o judgement_n etc_n etc_n 194_o 19_o you_o shall_v not_o steal_v you_o shall_v not_o lie_v no_o man_n shall_v deal_v etc_n etc_n 273_o 19_o you_o shall_v do_v no_o unrighteousness_n in_o judgement_n true_a balance_n true_a weighte_n etc_n etc_n 270_o 20_o of_o the_o punishment_n of_o adultery_n 236_o 20_o of_o the_o punishment_n of_o incest_n 236_o 20_o a_o law_n against_o sodomy_n 236_o 20_o the_o soul_n that_o work_v with_o a_o spirit_n or_o that_o be_v a_o soothsayer_n shall_v die_v etc_n etc_n 755_o 22_o let_v no_o deformity_n be_v in_o the_o thing_n that_o thou_o shall_v offer_v etc_n etc_n 368_o 24_o of_o the_o punishment_n of_o such_o as_o blaspheme_v god_n name_n etc_n etc_n 129_o 26_o i_o will_v smite_v you_o for_o your_o sin_n seven_o time_n etc_n etc_n 936_o 27_o of_o vow_n etc_n etc_n 380_o ¶_o out_o of_o numerie_n 3_o and_o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o levites_n unto_o aaron_n &_o to_o his_o son_n etc_n 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