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tolerate_v bigamy_n or_o permit_v a_o man_n to_o have_v two_o wife_n but_o they_o make_v a_o question_n whether_o it_o be_v a_o lawful_a matrimony_n or_o not_o they_o grant_v divorce_n and_o separation_n they_o take_v it_o not_o to_o be_v adultery_n except_o one_o man_n take_v another_o man_n wife_n the_o state_n of_o woman_n in_o this_o country_n be_v most_o miserable_a for_o they_o think_v except_o she_o like_v a_o snail_n do_v carry_v her_o house_n over_o her_o head_n and_o be_v continual_o mew_v up_o in_o her_o closet_n or_o so_o watch_v that_o by_o no_o mean_n she_o may_v start_v out_o of_o door_n none_o possible_o can_v be_v honest_a it_o be_v a_o wily_a and_o deceitful_a people_n and_o be_v rather_o delight_v to_o live_v in_o servitude_n and_o slavery_n than_o at_o large_a and_o in_o liberty_n all_o of_o they_o do_v acknowledge_v themselves_o to_o be_v the_o prince_n servant_n they_o be_v seldom_o quiet_a for_o either_o they_o must_v make_v war_n upon_o the_o lithuans_n the_o 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like_o a_o egge-like_a figure_n the_o country_n abound_v with_o those_o rich_a and_o precious_a skin_n or_o pelt_v which_o from_o hence_o be_v transport_v and_o carry_v all_o europe_n over_o it_o be_v almost_o every_o where_o full_a of_o huge_a wood_n all_o these_o particular_n we_o have_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o above_o name_v sigismond_n many_o thing_n more_o of_o this_o country_n thou_o may_v read_v of_o in_o matthew_n of_o micou_n alexander_n gaguine_a his_o tract_n of_o the_o sarmatiaes_n albert_n crantz_n his_o wandalia_n paulus_n jovius_fw-la of_o the_o embassage_n of_o the_o moschovite_v to_o clement_n the_o eight_o albertus_n campensis_n upon_o the_o same_o and_o in_o the_o persian_a journey_n of_o ambrosio_n contareno_n but_o i_o will_v wish_v thou_o also_o for_o far_a satisfaction_n herein_o to_o read_v over_o the_o first_o and_o second_o book_n of_o bonfinius_n his_o first_o decade_n of_o the_o history_n of_o hungary_n as_o also_o the_o first_o book_n of_o the_o life_n of_o 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vermiunque_fw-la carne_fw-la vescuntur_fw
from_o who_o shall_v come_v a_o offspring_n or_o issue_n as_o great_a in_o number_n as_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n v._o 5._o or_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n hebr._n 11.12_o and_o this_o he_o not_o consider_v now_o that_o his_o body_n be_v wither_v and_o dead_a as_o be_v almost_o a_o hundred_o year_n old_a neither_o the_o deadness_n of_o sara_n womb_n but_o be_v not_o weak_a in_o faith_n nor_o doubt_v any_o whit_n of_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n know_v certain_o that_o he_o which_o have_v promise_v be_v able_a to_o perform_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v against_o all_o hope_n believe_v in_o hope_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impute_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4.18.19_o and_o for_o a_o confirmation_n and_o further_a testimony_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o same_o he_o divide_v a_o calf_n a_o goat_n a_o ram_n a_o turtle_n and_o a_o dove_n in_o the_o midst_n only_o the_o bird_n he_o divide_v not_o and_o that_o by_o the_o express_a commandment_n of_o god_n v._o 9.10_o the_o bird_n that_o light_v on_o the_o carkeise_v abram_n drive_v away_o v._o 11._o here_o god_n foretell_v he_o that_o his_o seed_n shall_v be_v in_o bondage_n to_o the_o egyptian_n 400._o year_n v._o 13._o and_o then_o to_o return_v into_o this_o country_n again_o v._o 16._o and_o after_o the_o sun_n be_v down_o there_o arise_v a_o great_a darkness_n and_o behold_v a_o smoke_a furnace_n &_o burn_a fire_n brand_n pass_v between_o those_o piece_n v._o 17._o and_o the_o lord_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o abram_n and_o give_v to_o his_o seed_n and_o posterity_n all_o that_o whole_a country_n that_o lie_v between_o nilus_n the_o river_n of_o egypt_n and_o euphrates_n that_o great_a river_n which_o sever_v palaestina_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o chaldee_n or_o persian_n v._o 18._o sarai_n his_o wife_n have_v hitherto_o be_v barren_a and_o have_v a_o egyptian_a maid_n name_v hagar_n move_v abram_n to_o company_n with_o she_o chap._n 16.1.2_o abram_n consent_v unto_o his_o wife_n go_v in_o unto_o hagar_n v._o 3._o who_o conceive_v bear_v he_o a_o son_n who_o by_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o angel_n she_o call_v ismaël_n v._o 4.11_o after_o this_o abram_n be_v 99_o year_n old_a the_o lord_n appear_v to_o he_o chap._n 17.1_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o he_o with_o promise_n great_o to_o multiply_v he_o and_o his_o seed_n and_o to_o make_v he_o a_o father_n of_o many_o nation_n v._o 2.4_o therefore_o he_o change_v his_o name_n from_o abram_n that_o be_v high-father_n altiparens_n unto_o abraham_n that_o be_v many-father_n multiparens_n v._n 5._o and_o his_o wife_n name_n from_o sarai_n that_o be_v my_o princess_n unto_o sarah_n the_o princess_n v._n 15._o and_o promise_v to_o give_v he_o a_o son_n by_o she_o who_o he_o be_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o izahak_n and_o with_o he_o make_v the_o covenant_n of_o circumcision_n v._o 16.19_o abraham_n therefore_o take_v ismaël_n and_o all_o the_o male_n of_o his_o whole_a family_n and_o cut_v off_o the_o fore_n skin_n of_o their_o flesh_n that_o self_n same_o day_n as_o the_o lord_n have_v command_v he_o v._o 23._o and_o abraham_n be_v 99_o year_n old_a &_o ismaël_n be_v 13._o year_n old_a when_o they_o be_v circumcise_v v._o 24.25_o again_o the_o lord_n appear_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o plain_a of_o mambrf_n as_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o tent_n door_n about_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n chap._n 18.1_o and_o lift_v up_o his_o eye_n he_o see_v 3_o man_n in_o the_o 2._o v._o of_o the_o 12_o chap._n of_o the_o ep._n to_o the_o hebr._n they_o be_v call_v angel_n which_o he_o entertain_v into_o his_o house_n chap._n 18.1.2.3_o and_o after_o they_o have_v dine_v &_o refresh_v themselves_o go_v along_o with_o they_o towards_o sodom_n v._o 16._o in_o the_o way_n as_o they_o go_v the_o lord_n foreshoweth_a unto_o he_o the_o destruction_n of_o sodom_n &_o gomorrha_n v._o 17.20.21_o wherefore_o abraham_n earnest_o intreat_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v merciful_a unto_o they_o and_o to_o pardon_v the_o multitude_n for_o a_o few_o righteous_a man_n sake_n among_o they_o but_o in_o vain_a for_o that_o that_o great_a and_o infinite_a number_n which_o dwell_v in_o these_o 5._o city_n and_o the_o territory_n round_o about_o they_o can_v not_o afford_v 10._o that_o true_o fear_v god_n v._o 32._o and_o be_v return_v home_o again_o v._o 33._o early_o in_o the_o morning_n look_v towards_o sodom_n and_o gomorrha_n he_o see_v the_o smoke_n of_o the_o land_n ascend_v up_o as_o it_o have_v be_v the_o smoke_n of_o a_o furnace_n chap._n 19.28_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v cause_v it_o to_o rain_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o those_o city_n fire_n and_o brimstone_n v._o 24._o afterward_o abraham_n go_v from_o thence_o southward_o and_o dwell_v between_o cade_n and_o sur_n in_o the_o land_n of_o gerar_n chap._n 20.1_o now_o abimelek_n king_n of_o that_o country_n send_v for_o sarah_n who_o abraham_n as_o before_o chap._n 12._o 13._o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o sister_n v._n 2._o but_o be_v warn_v by_o god_n in_o a_o dream_n that_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n v._o 3._o before_o such_o time_n as_o he_o have_v come_v near_o she_o v._o 4._o he_o restore_v she_o to_o abraham_n her_o husband_n untouched_a rich_o endow_v and_o with_o great_a treasure_n v._o 14.15.16_o in_o this_o country_n sarah_n travel_v and_o bare_a abraham_n a_o son_n in_o his_o old_a age_n chap._n 21.2_o according_a as_o the_o lord_n before_o have_v promise_v she_o shall_v chap._n 17.19_o and_o abraham_n call_v his_o name_n izaac_n v._o 3._o and_o circumcise_v he_o when_o he_o be_v 8._o day_n old_a v._o 4._o now_o when_o he_o be_v to_o be_v wean_v abraham_n make_v a_o great_a feast_n v._o 8._o at_o which_o feast_n ismaël_n who_o abraham_n have_v beget_v of_o hagar_n the_o bondwoman_n mock_v isaac_n the_o son_n of_o the_o free_a woman_n v._o 9_o wherefore_o by_o the_o counsel_n of_o sara_n his_o wife_n both_o hagar_n and_o her_o bastard_n son_n be_v turn_v out_o of_o door_n v._o 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genes_n 13._o signify_v a_o heap_n it_o stand_v over_o against_o bethel_n saint_n hierome_n labour_v to_o express_v the_o hebrew_n letter_n ain_z write_v it_o hagai_n and_o say_v that_o in_o his_o time_n 〈◊〉_d parua_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o small_a heap_n of_o rubbish_n hebron_n whâ—n_v abraham_n return_v out_o of_o egypt_n after_o his_o long_a peregrination_n seek_v a_o new_a rest_a place_n leave_v bethel_n and_o travel_v unto_o hebron_n hebron_n oft_o mention_v in_o diverse_a place_n of_o holy_a scripture_n have_v many_o more_o ancient_a name_n of_o which_o one_o be_v cariatharbe_a that_o be_v tetrapolis_n four_o city_n for_o antiquity_n divide_v the_o principal_a and_o metropolitan_a city_n into_o four_o part_n ward_n we_o will_v call_v they_o the_o first_o be_v the_o court_n of_o the_o prince_n where_o also_o the_o counsel_n the_o nobility_n and_o prince_n do_v keep_v the_o second_o be_v for_o the_o soldier_n and_o military_a man_n the_o three_o be_v reserve_v for_o the_o husbandman_n in_o the_o four_o the_o artificer_n and_o tradesman_n dwell_v there_o also_o be_v the_o vale_n of_o mamre_n so_o call_v of_o a_o ammonite_n who_o possess_v it_o gen._n 14._o and_o make_v a_o league_n with_o abraham_n here_o three_o guest_n who_o go_v to_o destroy_v sodom_n and_o gomorrhe_n be_v entertain_v of_o abraham_n there_o abraham_n bury_v sara_n his_o wife_n gen._n 23._o and_o therefore_o some_o think_v it_o be_v call_v ciriath-arbe_a that_o be_v tetrapolis_n the_o city_n of_o 4_o great_a man_n for_o that_o here_o be_v bury_v 4._o patriarch_n adam_n abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n gen._n 25.35.49_o jaboc_fw-fr the_o river_n jaboc_fw-fr that_o be_v of_o emptiness_n or_o scatter_v or_o wrestle_v the_o thing_n do_v here_o and_o the_o history_n record_v be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o etymology_n and_o reason_n of_o the_o name_n for_o here_o jacob_n wrestle_v with_o the_o angel_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v after_o that_o name_v israel_n that_o be_v a_o prince_n of_o 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stand_v the_o castle_n or_o palace_n of_o david_n now_o zion_n signify_v a_o watch_n tower_n a_o beacon_n the_o name_n of_o the_o other_o be_v moria_n upon_o which_o the_o temple_n of_o solomon_n be_v build_v for_o the_o very_a name_n also_o do_v show_v that_o the_o father_n in_o old_a time_n do_v sacrifice_n in_o that_o place_n and_o abraham_n lead_v his_o son_n isaac_n to_o sacrifice_v he_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o this_o mountain_n as_o concern_v the_o etymology_n of_o mor-iah_a we_o be_v content_v with_o that_o derivation_n of_o abraham_n who_o name_v it_o god_n shall_v see_v therefore_o let_v this_o be_v receive_v that_o mor-iah_a signify_v the_o behold_v or_o the_o demonstration_n of_o god_n yet_o other_o etymology_n and_o derivation_n be_v not_o altogether_o from_o the_o purpose_n and_o to_o be_v reject_v as_o these_o the_o illumination_n of_o god_n or_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n jordanis_fw-la a_o famous_a river_n run_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o country_n arise_v out_o of_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mount_n libanus_n it_o have_v two_o fountain_n or_o head_n like_v unto_o our_o river_n of_o thames_n one_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o jor_n which_o name_n in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n signify_v a_o brook_n the_o other_o by_o the_o name_n of_o dan._n these_o meeting_n and_o run_v together_o in_o one_o channel_n they_o be_v call_v by_o one_o name_n jordan_n compound_v of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o several_a head_n machanaim_n that_o be_v two_o camp_n gen._n 23._o these_o be_v the_o camp_n of_o god_n as_o jacob_n himself_o name_v this_o place_n for_o as_o he_o return_v out_o of_o mesopotamia_n by_o gilead_n the_o angel_n of_o god_n meet_v he_o whereupon_o he_o call_v this_o place_n mahanaim_n the_o tent_n or_o camp_n of_o god_n that_o be_v the_o presence_n and_o guard_n or_o garrison_n of_o the_o lord_n naim_n a_o city_n so_o call_v of_o the_o pleasant_a situation_n of_o it_o as_o seem_v by_o the_o etymology_n of_o the_o word_n for_o nahim_n signify_v pleasant_a delightsome_a our_o saviour_n christ_n go_v from_o capernaum_n enter_v into_o naim_n and_o in_o the_o very_a gate_n and_o entrance_n of_o the_o city_n he_o raise_v the_o only_a son_n of_o a_o widow_n from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o so_o turn_v the_o heaviness_n and_o mourning_n of_o the_o mother_n into_o joy_n and_o gladness_n salem_n be_v the_o dwell_a place_n of_o melchisedecke_n josephus_n say_v that_o it_o be_v that_o town_n which_o afterward_o be_v name_v jerusalem_n neither_o will_v i_o oppose_v myself_o against_o this_o opinion_n receive_v by_o so_o many_o great_a and_o learned_a man_n but_o there_o be_v another_o salem_n which_o afterward_o be_v call_v sichem_n as_o be_v leave_v record_v in_o the_o 33._o chapter_n of_o gen._n as_o we_o have_v touch_v before_o thou_o see_v therefore_o how_o abraham_n loth_n melchisedecke_n who_o be_v the_o same_o with_o sem_fw-mi the_o son_n of_o noah_n dwell_v not_o far_o one_o from_o another_o samaria_n the_o keeper_n of_o god_n observe_v here_o that_o our_o author_n mistake_v the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n for_o the_o name_n of_o a_o place_n for_o samariah_n 1._o chronic._n 12.5_o be_v one_o of_o david_n friend_n that_o go_v with_o he_o when_o he_o flee_v from_o the_o presence_n of_o saul_n or_o else_o one_o of_o the_o son_n of_o harim_n of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o have_v marry_v strange_a wife_n as_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o 1._o esdr_n 10.32_o when_o as_o the_o city_n be_v name_v in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n not_o samaria_n but_o shomrom_n this_o city_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n the_o metropolitan_a of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n where_o their_o prince_n usual_o keep_v their_o court_n it_o be_v batter_v and_o lay_v level_a with_o the_o ground_n by_o hyrcanus_n the_o high_a priest_n of_o the_o jew_n this_o afterward_o be_v re-edify_v again_o by_o herod_n the_o son_n of_o antipater_n be_v call_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o augustus_n caesar_n by_o a_o greek_a name_n sebaste_n that_o be_v augusta_n here_o philip_n who_o consort_n and_o fellow_n helper_n be_v peter_n and_o john_n first_o preach_v the_o gospel_n actor_n 8.5_o samaria_n be_v speak_v of_o 3._o king_n 18.19_o and_o 4._o king_n 6.7.10.17_o sarepta_n a_o melt_a house_n a_o refine_n or_o cleanse_v house_n for_o the_o sidonian_n which_o first_o invent_v the_o manner_n of_o make_v of_o glass_n here_o first_o erect_v and_o build_v their_o furnace_n or_o glass_n house_n in_o the_o time_n of_o that_o great_a famine_n which_o rage_v and_o be_v spread_v all_o over_o judaea_n elias_n by_o the_o providence_n and_o commandment_n of_o god_n be_v send_v unto_o a_o widow_n of_o sarepta_n who_o he_o together_o with_o her_o son_n preserve_v from_o famine_n and_o death_n 3._o king_n 18._o moreover_o in_o the_o 15._o chapter_n of_o s._n matth._n there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o the_o chanaanite_n woman_n that_o beseech_v christ_n to_o heal_v her_o daughter_n sichem_n or_o sechem_n gen._n 12._o thither_o abraham_n go_v present_o after_o he_o come_v from_o charram_n in_o mesopotamia_n sichem_n stand_v in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n which_o afterward_o be_v allot_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o ephraim_n near_o the_o famous_a mount_n garizim_n and_o not_o far_o from_o whence_o not_o many_o year_n after_o the_o city_n samaria_n be_v build_v the_o word_n shecem_n signify_v a_o shoulder_n and_o the_o city_n peradventure_o be_v so_o name_v of_o the_o situation_n near_o the_o mount_n garizim_n but_o the_o name_n also_o of_o the_o son_n of_o hemor_n be_v shecem_fw-la of_o who_o some_o think_v this_o place_n be_v so_o call_v this_o town_n be_v oft_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n in_o the_o last_o chapter_n of_o josua_n it_o be_v express_o write_v that_o the_o bone_n of_o joseph_n be_v bury_v in_o this_o place_n
length_n be_v release_v for_o a_o long_a time_n preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o rome_n and_o other_o place_n of_o italy_n v._o 31.32_o some_o there_o be_v that_o think_v that_o after_o his_o enlargement_n he_o go_v also_o into_o spain_n and_o france_n and_o plant_v the_o gospel_n among_o those_o nation_n last_o he_o be_v again_o apprehend_v by_o nero_n and_o at_o rome_n put_v to_o death_n by_o he_o in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n which_o be_v the_o 70._o year_n after_o the_o birth_n of_o christ_n the_o peregrination_n of_o abraham_n the_o patriarch_n abraham_n the_o first_o patriarch_n who_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o syrach_n chapter_n 44._o v._n 19_o call_v a_o great_a man_n and_o admirable_a for_o glory_n and_o honour_n the_o son_n of_o there_o be_v bear_v as_o josephus_n write_v in_o the_o 292._o year_n after_o the_o universal_a flood_n in_o five_o r_n a_o city_n of_o the_o chaldee_n otherwise_o call_v camarine_n as_o eusebius_n witness_v it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v the_o same_o that_o ptolemey_n call_v vrchoa_n he_o go_v forth_o of_o his_o country_n and_o native_a soil_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n when_o he_o be_v as_o suidas_n teach_v but_o fourteen_o year_n old_a into_o charran_n which_o s._n stephen_n in_o that_o oration_n which_o he_o make_v to_o the_o jew_n act._n 7.2_o 3.4_o as_o also_o achior_n in_o the_o story_n of_o judith_n chapter_n 5._o v._n 7._o in_o his_o speech_n to_o holofernes_n and_o likewise_o the_o 72._o interpreter_n do_v expound_v to_o be_v mesopotamia_n josephus_n take_v it_o for_o a_o city_n that_o this_o place_n be_v carrae_n famous_a for_o the_o great_a overthrow_n here_o give_v to_o the_o roman_a force_n lead_v by_o crassus_n against_o the_o parthian_n although_o there_o be_v some_o which_o be_v of_o that_o opinion_n yet_o i_o dare_v not_o whole_o yield_v unto_o they_o only_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o learned_a to_o determine_v have_v stay_v a_o while_n in_o this_o country_n of_o mesopotamia_n his_o father_n be_v dead_a there_o as_o the_o same_o suidas_n report_v from_o thence_o he_o go_v with_o sarai_n his_o wife_n lot_z his_o brother_n son_n and_o all_o his_o family_n and_o the_o soul_n or_o live_a creature_n that_o he_o have_v get_v in_o charran_n towards_o the_o land_n of_o chanaan_n gen._n 12.5_o and_o if_o you_o will_v believe_v nicolaus_n damascenus_n in_o josephus_n he_o dwell_v sometime_o near_o damascus_n where_o in_o his_o day_n he_o say_v there_o be_v to_o be_v see_v a_o street_n which_o they_o vulgar_o call_v abraham_n house_n when_o he_o come_v from_o thence_o into_o sichem_n at_o the_o plain_a of_o moreh_n a_o place_n which_o diverse_a interpreter_n diverse_o interpret_v some_o the_o oak_n moreh_n other_o the_o okegrove_n of_o moreh_n zozomene_n write_v that_o in_o his_o time_n it_o be_v call_v terebinthus_n the_o terebinth_n or_o turpentine_n tree_n gen._n 12.6_o god_n appear_v unto_o he_o and_o promise_v to_o give_v to_o he_o and_o to_o his_o seed_n that_o land_n for_o a_o inheritance_n for_o ever_o therefore_o in_o this_o place_n he_o build_v a_o altar_n to_o the_o lord_n which_o here_o appear_v unto_o he_o v._o 7._o from_o thence_o remove_v unto_o a_o mountain_n eastward_o from_o bethel_n he_o pitch_v his_o tent_n have_v bethel_n on_o the_o westside_n and_o haai_n on_o the_o east_n and_o there_o also_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n v._o 8._o thence_o he_o remoove_v and_o go_v on_o towards_o the_o south_n v._o 9_o but_o a_o great_a famine_n arise_v in_o that_o land_n and_o every_o day_n grow_v still_o more_o grievous_a than_o other_o he_o go_v down_o into_o egypt_n to_o sojourn_v there_o v._o 10._o and_o come_v thither_o with_o his_o wife_n a_o very_a fair_a and_o beautiful_a woman_n v._o 11._o who_o he_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o his_o sister_n v._o 13._o pharaoh_n the_o king_n of_o egypt_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o she_o and_o take_v she_o into_o his_o house_n v._o 15._o and_o for_o her_o sake_n entreat_v abram_n extraordinary_o well_o and_o bestow_v great_a gift_n upon_o he_o v._o 16._o who_o also_o be_v there_o as_o josephus_n affirm_v for_o his_o eloquence_n wisdom_n and_o great_a experience_n in_o all_o thing_n have_v in_o great_a estimation_n among_o the_o egyptian_n but_o when_o the_o lord_n punish_v pharaoh_n and_o all_o his_o family_n with_o many_o great_a and_o grievous_a plague_n for_o sara_n abraham_n wife_n sake_n v._o 17._o he_o debate_v the_o matter_n with_o he_o and_o examine_v he_o what_o his_o reason_n be_v to_o give_v out_o speech_n that_o she_o be_v his_o sister_n and_o that_o he_o have_v not_o tell_v he_o that_o she_o be_v his_o wife_n v._o 18._o and_o so_o he_o restore_v she_o to_o her_o husband_n again_o v._o 19_o and_o give_v commandment_n that_o he_o his_o wife_n and_o all_o that_o he_o have_v shall_v be_v convey_v out_o of_o the_o land_n v._o 20._o therefore_o abram_n go_v up_o back_o again_o to_o bethel_n chapter_n 13.3_o into_o that_o 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