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cap._n 21_o v._n 19_o god_n lay_v up_o his_o iniquity_n or_o the_o punishment_n of_o his_o iniquity_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n for_o his_o child_n but_o to_o pass_v these_o we_o find_v moreover_o 1._o that_o people_n have_v be_v punish_v for_o the_o sin_n of_o their_o pastor_n or_o in_o hazard_n to_o be_v punish_v therefore_o when_o nadab_n and_o abihu_n have_v provoke_v the_o lord_n with_o their_o strange_a fire_n moses_n speak_v unto_o aaron_n and_o to_o his_o other_o two_o son_n and_o say_v levit._n 10_o v._n 6._o uncover_v not_o your_o head_n neither_o rend_v your_o clothes_n lest_o you_o die_v n._n b._n and_o leave_v wrath_n come_v upon_o all_o the_o people_n so_o that_o their_o sin_n will_v