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xiii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 15_o fourteen_o 1_o  _fw-fr 16_o xv_o 2_o  _fw-fr 17_o xvi_o 3_o  _fw-fr 18_o xvii_o 4_o  _fw-fr 19_o xviii_o 5_o  _fw-fr 20_o xix_o 6_o  _fw-fr 21_o xx_o vii_o  _fw-fr 22_o xxi_o 1_o  _fw-fr 23_o xxii_o 2_o  _fw-fr 24_o xxiii_o 3_o  _fw-fr 25_o xxiv_o 4_o  _fw-fr 26_o xxv_o 5_o  _fw-fr 27_o xxvi_o 6_o  _fw-fr 28_o xxvii_o vii_o  _fw-fr 29_o â—xviii_n 1_o  _fw-fr 3â—_n xxix_o 2_o  _fw-fr §_o 6._o the_o word_n in_o 6._o in_o cap._n 12._o v._n 6._o exodus_fw-la and_o the_o whole_a passover_n of_o the_o time_n when_o they_o kill_v the_o lamb_n for_o the_o passover_n assembly_n of_o the_o congregation_n of_o israel_n shall_v kill_v it_o betwixt_o the_o two_o evening_n have_v meet_v with_o various_a interpretation_n aben_n ezra_n understand_v by_o it_o the_o interval_n betwixt_o sunset_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o night_n of_o which_o opinion_n be_v also_o rabbi_n david_n kimchi_n but_o since_o according_a to_o judaic_n to_o l._n 7._o c._n 17._o de_fw-fr bel._n 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