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take_v of_o jerusalem_n and_o have_v put_v they_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o his_o god_n â _o but_o cyrus_n the_o king_n of_o persian_n bring_v they_o forth_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o mithridates_n the_o son_n of_o gazabar_n &_o number_v they_o to_o sassabasar_n the_o prince_n of_o juda_n â _o and_o this_o be_v the_o number_n of_o they_o phial_n of_o gold_n thirty_o phial_o of_o silver_n a_o thousand_o knife_n twenty_o nine_o goblette_n of_o gold_n thirty_o â _o goblette_n of_o silver_n of_o the_o second_o order_n four_o hundred_o ten_o other_o vessel_n a_o thousand_o â _o all_o the_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n five_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o sassabasar_n take_v all_o with_o they_o that_o go_v up_o from_o the_o transmigration_n of_o babylon_n into_o jerusalem_n chap._n ii_o the_o name_n and_o number_n of_o special_a man_n which_o return_v under_o the_o conduct_n of_o zorobabel_n into_o lerusalem_fw-la 66
therefore_o for_o this_o also_o remember_v i_o my_o god_n &_o spare_v i_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n â _o but_o in_o those_o day_n also_o i_o see_v the_o jew_n marry_v wife_n woman_n of_o azotus_n and_o of_o ammon_n and_o of_o moab_n â _o and_o their_o child_n speak_v the_o half_a part_n the_o azotian_n tongue_n and_o they_o can_v not_o speak_v the_o jew_n language_n and_o they_o speak_v according_a to_o the_o language_n of_o the_o people_n and_o people_n â _o and_o i_o rebuke_v they_o and_o curse_v they_o and_o i_o beat_v of_o they_o some_o man_n and_o shave_v they_o bald_a and_o adiur_v they_o by_o god_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o geve_v their_o daughter_n to_o their_o son_n nor_o take_v their_o daughter_n for_o their_o son_n &_o for_o themselves_o say_v â _o do_v not_o solomon_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n sin_n in_o this_o kind_n of_o thing_n and_o sure_o in_o many_o nation_n there_o be_v not_o a_o king_n like_a to_o he_o &_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o his_o 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you_o to_o be_v recite_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o a_o solemn_a day_n and_o in_o a_o day_n convenient_a â _o and_o you_o shall_v say_v to_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n justice_n but_o to_o we_o confusion_n of_o our_o face_n as_o be_v this_o day_n to_o all_o juda_n and_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n â _o to_o our_o king_n and_o to_o our_o prince_n and_o to_o our_o priest_n and_o to_o our_o prophet_n and_o to_o our_o father_n â _o we_o have_v sin_v before_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o beleve_v he_o not_o have_v diffidence_n in_o he_o â _o and_o we_o will_v not_o be_v make_v subject_n to_o he_o and_o we_o have_v not_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n to_o walk_v in_o his_o commandment_n which_o he_o have_v give_v us._n â _o from_o the_o day_n that_o he_o bring_v our_o father_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n even_o to_o this_o day_n we_o will_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o believe_v the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o *_o dissipate_v we_o revolt_v 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the_o lord_n our_o god_n have_v establish_v his_o word_n that_o he_o speak_v to_o we_o and_o to_o our_o judge_n that_o have_v judge_v israel_n and_o to_o our_o king_n and_o to_o our_o prince_n and_o to_o all_o israel_n and_o juda_n â _o that_o our_o lord_n may_v bring_v upon_o we_o great_a evil_n which_o be_v not_o do_v under_o the_o heaven_n as_o have_v be_v do_v in_o jerusalem_n according_a to_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n â _o that_o a_o man_n 10._o shall_v eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o his_o son_n and_o the_o flesh_n of_o his_o daughter_n â _o and_o he_o have_v give_v they_o under_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o the_o king_n that_o be_v round_o about_o we_o into_o reproach_n and_o into_o
and_o twenty_o thousand_o and_o towards_o the_o sea_n of_o breadth_n ten_o thousand_o yea_o and_o towards_o the_o east_n of_o breadth_n ten_o thousand_o and_o towards_o the_o south_n of_o length_n five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o and_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o our_o lord_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o mid_n thereof_o â _o the_o sanctuary_n shall_v be_v for_o the_o priest_n of_o the_o son_n of_o sadoc_n which_o keep_v my_o ceremony_n and_o err_v not_o when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n err_v as_o the_o levite_n also_o err_v â _o and_o for_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o first_o fruit_n of_o the_o land_n holy_a of_o holies_n by_o the_o border_n of_o the_o levite_n â _o yea_o and_o to_o the_o levite_n in_o like_a manner_n by_o the_o border_n of_o the_o priest_n five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o of_o length_n and_o of_o breadth_n ten_o thousand_o all_o the_o length_n of_o five_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o &_o the_o breadth_n of_o ten_o thousand_o â _o and_o they_o shall_v 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