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write_v many_o story_n or_o 12._o or_o const_n lemper_fw-la in_o mid._n pag._n 12._o from_o the_o syrian_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o translate_v the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o creep_v into_o 2_o tim._n 3.6_o or_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o or_o hither_o be_v common_a ground_n or_o 22._o or_o vid._n r._n sol._n in_o 2_o king_n 22._o from_o the_o prophetess_n huldah_fw-mi who_o be_v of_o so_o great_a esteem_n in_o her_o time_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o that_o they_o say_v 34._o say_v avoth_o r._n na._n have_v per._n 34._o there_o be_v never_o any_o bury_v within_o jerusalem_n either_o man_n or_o woman_n unless_o of_o the_o house_n of_o david_n but_o only_o she_o or_o from_o
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end_n of_o mount_n moriah_n in_o which_o jerusalem_n and_o zion_n meet_v and_o salute_v each_o other_o replenish_v with_o building_n by_o david_n and_o solomon_n in_o their_o time_n 2_o sam._n 5.9_o &_o 1_o king_n 11.27_o and_o take_v in_o as_o part_v and_o suburb_n of_o zion_n and_o so_o own_v always_o in_o after_o time_n and_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o expression_n of_o josephus_n in_o his_o word_n that_o we_o have_v in_o hand_n observable_a when_o he_o say_v that_o two_o of_o these_o western_a gate_n be_v into_o the_o suburb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o other_o into_o the_o other_o city_n that_o be_v into_o jerusalem_n which_o he_o make_v as_o another_o city_n from_o the_o suburb_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v take_v the_o word_n parbar_n therefore_o in_o either_o of_o the_o signification_n that_o have_v be_v mention_v either_o for_o a_o outer_a place_n or_o for_o the_o suburb_n this_o gate_n that_o we_o have_v in_o survey_n may_v very_o proper_o be_v call_v by_o 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