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honour_n office_n from_o they_o and_o restraint_n of_o their_o liberty_n which_o they_o can_v expect_v in_o a_o full_a fruition_n until_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o for_o jacob_n love_n to_o benjamin_n it_o appear_v to_o be_v more_o than_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o son_n by_o the_o say_n of_o judah_n he_o love_v he_o say_v he_o gen._n 44.20_o and_o so_o he_o do_v all_o his_o other_o child_n but_o his_o word_n imply_v that_o he_o love_v he_o in_o a_o especial_a manner_n and_o measure_n above_o his_o brother_n so_o that_o they_o as_o not_o belove_v or_o little_o belove_v in_o respect_n of_o he_o be_v not_o name_v as_o partaker_n of_o his_o love_n and_o he_o show_v his_o love_n to_o benjamin_n by_o be_v so_o fearful_a of_o his_o life_n for_o he_o will_v not_o let_v he_o go_v lest_o death_n shall_v befall_v he_o in_o the_o way_n gen._n 42.4_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n may_v have_v dye_v as_o well_o as_o he_o but_o his_o care_n his_o fear_n and_o his_o love_n be_v all_o for_o benjamin_n in_o 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