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unto_o the_o congregation_n depart_v from_o the_o tent_n of_o these_o wicked_a man_n korah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n and_o touch_v nothing_o of_o they_o lest_o you_o perish_v in_o all_o their_o sin_n numb_a 16.26_o 2_o it_o be_v command_v in_o the_o law_n that_o the_o false_a prophet_n and_o the_o seduce_a idolater_n whether_o he_o be_v our_o brother_n or_o son_n or_o daughter_n or_o wife_n or_o friend_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o from_o among_o we_o and_o slay_v that_o all_o israël_n may_v hear_v and_o see_v and_o fear_v and_o not_o dare_v to_o commit_v the_o like_a thou_o shall_v not_o consent_v unto_o he_o say_v the_o text_n nor_o hear_v he_o neither_o shall_v thy_o eye_n pity_v he_o nor_o show_v mercy_n nor_o keep_v he_o secret_a but_o thou_o shall_v even_o kill_v he_o thy_o hand_n shall_v be_v first_o upon_o he_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n and_o then_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o people_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 13.1_o &_o seqq_n 3_o again_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v among_o you_o man_n nor_o woman_n nor_o family_n nor_o tribe_n which_o shall_v turn_v his_o hart_n away_o this_o day_n from_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n to_o go_v and_o serve_v the_o god_n of_o these_o nation_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v among_o you_o any_o root_n that_o bring_v forth_o gall_n and_o wormwood_n deut._n 29.18_o 4_o hitherto_o appertain_v that_o for_o the_o fact_n of_o achan_n who_o take_v of_o the_o excommunicate_a thing_n be_v sacrifice_v unto_o idol_n the_o child_n of_o israël_n can_v not_o stand_v before_o the_o face_n of_o their_o enemy_n josh_n 7.1.5_o and_o god_n threaten_v he_o will_v be_v no_o more_o with_o they_o except_o they_o will_v destroy_v the_o peccant_a and_o guilty_a person_n from_o among_o they_o josh_n 7.12_o 5_o this_o anger_n of_o god_n the_o israëlite_n fear_v in_o so_o much_o as_o when_o the_o reubenite_n the_o gadite_n and_o the_o half_a tribe_n of_o manasses_n who_o lot_n fall_v beyond_o the_o river_n build_v themselves_o a_o altar_n upon_o the_o border_n 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