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isa._n 41._o 20._o rom._n chap_n 1_o &_o 2._o gen._n 42._o 21._o i_o king_n 1._o 8._o ii_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vide_fw-la psal._n 107._o joel_n 2._o 15._o joel_n 2._o 12._o psal._n 109._o 6._o 2_o chron._n 7-13_a prov._n 3._o 32._o dan._n 7._o 10._o â—â—â—lication_n chap._n 1._o isa._n 22._o 13._o ezek._n 14._o 14._o etc._n etc._n