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that_o they_o have_v not_o slay_v the_o madianite_n woman_n and_o therefore_o phineas_n the_o son_n of_o eleazar_n for_o his_o zeal_n against_o adultery_n slay_v coshi_n the_o madianite_n harlot_n and_o zimri_n the_o israelite_n thrust_v they_o through_o both_o their_o belly_n in_o the_o act_n for_o the_o which_o the_o lord_n be_v so_o please_v that_o the_o plague_n cease_v in_o the_o camp_n and_o the_o priesthood_n be_v give_v for_o ever_o to_o phineas_n &_o his_o stock_n for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o have_v a_o whore_n to_o live_v in_o israel_n the_o zeal_n of_o jehu_n be_v such_o that_o he_o cause_v seventie_o son_n of_o achab_n to_o be_v slay_v and_o cause_v jezabal_n his_o 10._o wife_n to_o be_v cast_v headlong_o down_o out_o of_o a_o window_n to_o be_v eat_v of_o dog_n he_o slay_v 42._o of_o achabs_n brother_n and_o destroy_v all_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n and_o leave_v not_o one_o of_o achabs_n house_n alive_a the_o zeal_n of_o jehu_n so_o please_v the_o lord_n that_o his_o 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