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the_o dead_a he_o bid_v she_o go_v into_o another_o country_n for_o god_n will_v bring_v upon_o the_o land_n a_o famine_n which_o shall_v endure_v seven_o year_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o 8._o chapter_n which_o woman_n follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o time_n of_o famine_n and_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n elimelech_n go_v together_o with_o his_o into_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n which_o peradventure_o then_o abound_v with_o fruit_n but_o the_o hebrews_n as_o lira_n say_v do_v imagine_v some_o other_o cause_n for_o they_o say_v that_o elimelech_n be_v a_o mighty_a and_o wealthy_a man_n of_o who_o when_o the_o famine_n reign_v many_o of_o his_o kinsman_n and_o poor_a man_n do_v require_v thing_n needful_a for_o they_o and_o therefore_o that_o he_o may_v be_v rid_v of_o his_o trouble_n and_o not_o spend_v his_o good_n leave_v his_o country_n and_o go_v into_o the_o land_n of_o moab_n with_o his_o 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