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25.12_o psal._n 122.6_o rom._n 15.33_o isa._n 9.6_o john_n 20.21_o matth._n 10.13_o psal._n 16_o 11._o act_n 20.35_o 1_o king_n 1.39_o esther_n â—_o 9_o job_n 22.2_o 3._o psalm_n 16.2_o 3._o job_n 38_o leu._n 6.2_o 3_o etc._n etc._n exod._n 20.2_o 3._o exod._n 20.4_o exod._n 20.7_o exod._n 20.20_o exod._n 20.8_o mark_n 2.27_o exod._n 20.12_o epes_n 6.2_o exod._n 10.12_o exod._n 20.13_o exod._n 20.14_o exod._n â—0_n 15_o vers._n 16._o verse_n 17._o gen._n 5_o 1._o 1_o cor._n 13.1_o psal._n 15.4_o col._n 3.20_o 22._o gen._n 18.19_o act._n 5.29_o 1_o tim_n 5.8_o ibidâ—m_fw-la ephes._n 6.4_o 1_o king_n 1.6_o prov._n 17.2_o isa._n 42_o 8._o psal._n 62.11_o isa._n 42.4_o matth._n 6·13_n 2_o chron._n 19.6_o rom._n 13.4_o psalm_n 95_o 3._o deut._n 33.4_o 5._o psalm_n 82.6_o vers._n 1._o psalm_n 82.4_o joh._n 10.35_o 36._o psalm_n 82.7_o vers._n 6._o rom._n 13.1_o dan._n 2.47_o dan._n 5.21_o vers._n 18_o 19_o dan._n 4.32_o gen._n 9.5_o deut._n 17.15_o vers._n 20._o gen._n 9.6_o numb_a 11.16_o vers._n 17._o 1_o sam._n 10.1_o joh._n 6.69_o luk._n 2.26_o dan._n 7.14_o luk._n 1.33_o 1_o tim._n 6.15_o psalm_n 2.8_o 1_o sam._n 26.23_o 1_o cor._n 15.28_o 2_o pet._n 3.13_o gen._n 3.10_o gen._n 4.9_o gen._n 6.12_o gen._n 6.5_o verse_n 3._o verse_n 5._o gen._n 1â—_n 6_o luke_n 16.29_o 30_o 31._o act._n 1.3_o ephes._n 1.21_o 2_o cor._n 12_o 9_o joh._n 20.29_o act._n 19.2_o isa._n 44.28_o &_o 45_o 1.&c_fw-la 1.&c_fw-la 1.&c_fw-la dan._n 2.4_o â—_o verse_n 12._o rom._n 13_o 1._o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o ibidem_fw-la 1_o pet._n 5.5_o 1_o pet._n 2.17_o ibidem_fw-la rom._n 13.7_o 1_o pet._n 2.17_o rom._n 13_o 7._o 1_o pet._n 2_o 17._o rom._n 13.7_o dan._n 4.22_o deut._n 17.8_o &c_n &c_n gen._n 1â—_n 6_o verse_n 16._o gen._n 35.11_o gen._n 49.10_o deut._n 25.19_o deut._n 12.8_o judg._n 17.6_o deut._n 12.9_o 10_o verse_n 11._o 1_o sam._n 10.27_o 1_o sam._n 2_o 35._o exod._n 20.19_o 1_o sam._n 8.5_o 1_o sam_n 12.1_o 1_o sam._n 9.16_o 1_o sam._n 11.14_o ezek._n 4.8_o ezek_n 44_o 1_o 2_o 3_o chap._n 48.11_o ch_n 44_o 23_o 24_o 1_o sam._n 2.35_o isa_n 49.23_o psal._n 45.16_o ezek._n 43_o 11._o psal._n 122_o 3._o verse_n 5._o 1_o sam._n 9.21_o 1_o sam._n 13.13_o 1_o king_n 2.27_o dâ—ut_fw-la 1â—_n 9_o vâ—rse_n 8_o 1_o chron._n 17_o 6._o gen._n 20.9_o 2_o sam._n 21.1_o 2_o sam._n 24.15_o 2_o chron._n 20.33_o 2_o chron._n 21.14_o numb_a 17.20_o judg._n 17.6_o 1_o sam._n 8.11_o 1_o sam._n 8.18_o 1_o chron_n 21.3_o verse_n 4._o ecclâ—s_n 8_o 4._o isa._n â—_o 35._o job_n 9.11_o 1_o sam._n 15.24_o verse_n 21._o verse_n 23._o 1_o sam._n 15.23_o joh._n 19.11_o eccles._n 10.16_o 1_o king_n 11.37_o 2_o chro._n 10.19_o chap._n 11.4_o verse_n 16._o chap._n 9_o 3â—_n 1_o chron._n 23.1_o chap._n 29.22_o 1_o king_n 1.29_o 1_o king_n 1.39_o 1_o chron._n 29.20_o verse_n 24._o eccles._n 8._o â—_o 1_o chron._n 29.23_o jerâ—m_fw-la 1â—_n 5_o isa._n 31.1_o deut._n 1â—_n 1â—_n verse_n 10._o 1_o sam._n â—_o 13_o eccles._n 8.4_o verse_n 3._o rom._n 13_o 5._o prov._n 2d_o 2_o chap._n 16.14_o 1_o pet._n 2.18_o 19_o 1_o pâ—t_n 2_o 20_o 21_o 22_o â—â—_o veâ—s_fw-la 13._o veâ—s_n 15._o maâ—_n 17._o â—5_n â—â—_o mat._n 2d_o 53._o 1_o pâ—t_n â—_o 23._o â—sâ—l_n 51.4_o 2_o sam._n 12.5_o 6._o 1_o â—am_n 21._o â—_o 1_o chron._n 23_o 24_o etc._n etc._n 1_o sam._n 30.24_o 2_o sam._n 2d_o 24._o 1_o king_n 4.6_o 1_o sam._n 17.25_o 1_o sam._n 8.20_o jambri_n signify_v rebellious_a gen._n 3.16_o gen._n 19.37_o 38._o gen._n 4.7_o gen._n 6.11_o isa._n â—_o 16_o judge_n 17.6_o judge_n 18_o â—_o prov_n 28_o 2._o ibidem_fw-la prov_fw-mi 28.16_o eccles._n 10.16_o isa._n 3.4_o verse_n 5._o ibidem_fw-la verse_n 6_o &c_n &c_n vers._n 13_o 14_o 15_o luke_n 9.56_o jam._n 3.1_o isa._n 3._o â—_o exod._n 23.2_o exod._n 2_o 14._o numb_a 12.3_o psal._n â—3_n 20_o verse_n 19_o vers._n 25._o ner_z 30_o 31._o 1_o king_n 4.20_o 1_o king_n 4.25_o 1_o king_n 9.22_o 2._o chron._n 1.15_o 1_o king_n 12.3_o 1_o king_n 11.11_o 2_o sam._n 7.14_o 1_o king_n 12.8_o 1_o king_n 11.35_o job_n 33.18_o prov._n 17.26_o ibidem_fw-la 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8.22_o jam._n 4.17_o gen._n 49.15_o 1_o chro._n 12.22_o 2_o sam._n 3.9_o verse_n 12._o verse_n 21._o ibid._n vers._n 13._o vers._n 19_o 2_o sam._n 5.1_o chap._n 19.42_o 1_o chron._n 12.2_o vers._n 3._o 2_o sam._n 3.21_o 2_o chron._n 23.3_o ibid._n 2_o king_n 11.4_o 1_o chron._n 23.20_o gen._n 9.10_o heb._n 3.16_o isai._n 10.15_o 1_o pet._n 2.14_o 1_o joh._n 5.17_o matth._n 12.36_o matth._n 22.21_o act._n 5.29_o matth._n 28.19_o mark_n 16.15_o act._n 5.40_o 1_o cor._n 9.16_o gen._n 49.3_o 1_o tim._n 2.13_o matth._n 11.3_o verse_n 12._o luke_n 16.16_o matth._n 11.12_o 〈…〉_z psal._n 19.1_o psal._n 116.12_o psal._n 145.21_o matth._n 5.16_o reclesi_n 51.22_o matth._n 22.37_o heb._n 13.7_o job_n 35.6_o verse_n 7._o verse_n 8._o 1_o