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daughter_n in_o sacrifice_n and_o jephte_n judge_v israel_n six_o year_n jud._n 11._o and_o 12._o chap._n jessai_n bear_v although_o he_o be_v but_o a_o obscure_a man_n in_o respect_n of_o worldly_a glory_n yet_o no_o doubt_n he_o be_v a_o very_a godly_a man_n and_o teach_v his_o son_n the_o religion_n of_o god_n in_o that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v so_o often_o repeat_v his_o name_n in_o the_o scripture_n in_o the_o revelation_n chap._n 5._o christ_n be_v calâ—ed_v the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n and_o the_o root_n of_o jessay_n and_o isaiah_n chap._n 11._o prophesy_v of_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n say_v there_o shall_v come_v a_o rod_n forth_o of_o the_o stock_n of_o jessay_n and_o a_o branch_n shall_v grow_v out_o of_o his_o root_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v rest_v upon_o he_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n the_o spirit_n of_o counsel_n and_o strength_n the_o spirit_n of_o knowledge_n and_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n etc._n 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father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n luke_n 9_o after_o jephte_n abesan_n of_o bethleem_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n judge_v israel_n seven_o year_n he_o have_v thirty_o son_n and_o thirty_o daughter_n he_o die_v 2825._o and_o be_v bury_v at_o bethleem_n and_o after_o he_o judge_v israel_n 2833._o elon_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o zabulon_n and_o he_o judge_v israel_n ten_o year_n then_o he_o die_v 2843._o and_o after_o he_o abdon_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephâ—aim_n judge_v israel_n eight_o year_n and_o he_o have_v 40._o son_n and_o thirty_o nephew_n that_o ride_v on_o seventy_o ass-colts_a and_o he_o die_v jud._n 12._o but_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n continue_v to_o commit_v wickedness_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistine_n forty_o year_n 2850._o then_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v upon_o samson_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n and_o with_o the_o jawbone_n of_o a_o ass_n he_o slay_v a_o 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