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and_o chethim_n for_o that_o which_o be_v write_v by_o kaph_n signify_v as_o they_o interpret_v the_o italian_n or_o such_o as_o dwell_v in_o island_n or_o the_o macedonian_n and_o that_o word_n be_v find_v in_o esay_n jeremy_n and_o in_o the_o book_n of_o num_fw-la where_o the_o prophecy_n of_o balaam_n be_v mention_v but_o that_o word_n which_o be_v write_v with_o this_o letter_n ch_v signify_v either_o one_o of_o the_o seven_o nation_n of_o the_o country_n of_o the_o chananite_n or_o else_o those_o to_o who_o it_o be_v say_v that_o this_o luzite_n go_v and_o he_o build_v a_o city_n and_o call_v the_o name_n of_o it_o luz_n citiâ—s_n the_o manner_n of_o banish_a man_n in_o building_n or_o adourn_v of_o citiâ—s_n so_o man_n that_o be_v drive_v out_o of_o their_o country_n be_v wont_a to_o do_v that_o be_v move_v with_o the_o love_n of_o their_o country_n to_o call_v the_o place_n which_o they_o do_v build_v either_o by_o the_o name_n of_o their_o country_n which_o they_o leave_v or_o else_o to_o build_v they_o as_o near_o as_o they_o can_v in_o form_n like_o the_o other_o so_o it_o be_v say_v that_o aeneas_n do_v in_o italy_n buyld_v troy_n &_o the_o city_n of_o the_o pisite_n be_v in_o the_o same_o country_n build_v by_o the_o grecian_n like_o wise_a the_o israelite_n leave_v the_o land_n of_o palestine_n deck_v up_o a_o city_n grant_v unto_o they_o in_o egypt_n like_v unto_o jerusalem_n build_v a_o temple_n there_o ordain_v also_o priest_n and_o sacrifice_n as_o they_o have_v before_o in_o jerusalem_n in_o which_o do_v they_o sin_v most_o heinous_o although_o nevertheless_o they_o be_v move_v thereunto_o by_o the_o love_n of_o their_o country_n which_o they_o have_v forsake_v unto_o this_o day_n the_o time_n of_o samuel_n be_v by_o those_o word_n note_v who_o be_v think_v to_o be_v the_o writer_n of_o this_o history_n and_o by_o this_o sentence_n the_o hebrews_n do_v gather_v that_o that_o city_n and_o the_o name_n thereof_o endure_v to_o the_o time_n of_o samuel_n 27_o but_o manasses_n do_v not_o expel_v beth-sean_a with_o her_o town_n and_o thaanach_n with_o her_o town_n the_o inhabiter_n of_o dor_n with_o her_o town_n the_o inhabiter_n of_o jibleam_n with_o her_o town_n nether_a the_o inhabiter_n of_o megiddo_n with_o her_o town_n and_o the_o chananite_n begin_v to_o dwell_v in_o the_o land_n 28_o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o as_o soon_o as_o israel_n be_v wax_v mighto_o they_o put_v the_o chananite_n to_o tribute_n and_o expel_v they_o not_o 29_o in_o like_a manner_n ephraim_n expel_v not_o the_o chananite_n that_o dwell_v in_o gazer_n and_o therefore_o the_o chananite_n dwell_v still_o in_o gazer_n among_o they_o 30_o neither_o do_v zebulon_n expel_v the_o inhabiter_n of_o kitron_n neither_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o nahalol_n wherefore_o the_o chananite_n dwell_v among_o they_o and_o become_v tributary_n unto_o they_o 31_o aser_n also_o do_v not_o cast_v out_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o acho_n and_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o zidon_n &_o of_o achlab_n achzib_n helbab_n aphik_fw-mi and_o rehob_n 32_o and_o the_o aserite_v dwell_v among_o the_o chananite_n the_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o land_n for_o they_o do_v not_o drive_v they_o out_o 33_o neither_o do_v nephtalim_fw-la drive_v out_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o bethsemes_a nor_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o bethanath_n but_o dwell_v amongst_o the_o chananite_n the_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o bethsemes_a and_o beth-anath_a become_v tributary_n unto_o they_o israelite_n the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o this_o place_n the_o holy_a history_n set_v forth_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o israelite_n in_o that_o they_o do_v not_o cast_v out_o and_o destroy_v those_o people_n as_o god_n have_v command_v they_o but_o make_v they_o tributary_n unto_o they_o
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