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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d word_n for_o word_n with_o his_o holy_a ten_o thousand_o or_o myriad_o four_o thing_n may_v here_o offer_v themselves_o to_o be_v explain_v 1._o their_o quantity_n in_o respect_n of_o number_n ten_o thousand_o 2._o their_o quality_n they_o be_v holy_a one_o holy_a ten_o thousand_o 3._o their_o relation_n they_o be_v his_o he_o holy_a ten_o thousand_o 4._o their_o action_n or_o employment_n they_o be_v to_o come_v with_o the_o lord_n 1._o for_o the_o first_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o greek_a proper_o signify_v ten_o thousand_o thus_o act_v 19.19_o where_o the_o apostle_n mention_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d five_o miriads_o it_o be_v render_v fifty_o thousand_o and_o rev._n 9.16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d millia_fw-la vulgar_a et_fw-fr erasm_n vicies_fw-la mil_fw-mi lie_v dena_fw-la millia_fw-la two_o miriads_o of_o miriads_o we_o translate_v twenty_o thousand_o time_n ten_o thousand_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rev._n 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