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rabbinis_fw-la consuerâ_fw-la pagnin_n the_o septuagint_n render_v it_o sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sometime_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d kircher_n marius_n de_fw-fr calasio_n observe_v four_o principal_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n in_o scripture_n 1._o prodesse_fw-la or_o utilem_fw-la esse_fw-la 2._o thesaurizare_fw-la 3._o calefacere_fw-la 4._o depauperare_fw-la to_o which_o he_o add_v a_o five_o of_o the_o rabbin_n and_o chaldee_n which_o be_v periculum_fw-la facere_fw-la or_o periclitari_fw-la and_o this_o great_a difference_n of_o signification_n which_o this_o word_n be_v capable_a of_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o there_o be_v so_o great_a variety_n in_o the_o translation_n of_o this_o text._n the_o word_n in_o the_o 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