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11._o 3._o isai._n 28._o 29._o act._n 17._o 28._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aratus_n gen._n 1._o 26_o 27._o gen._n 2._o 7._o jer._n 10._o 16._o psal._n 100_o 3._o gen._n 1._o psal._n 102._o 18._o psal._n 104._o 29_o 30._o gen._n 1._o 2._o ezek._n 21._o 30._o malpigh_a de_fw-fr gallis_fw-la swainmerdam_n de_fw-fr generate_v insect_n leweâ—hoeck_n epistol_n 1_o cor._n 12._o 6._o john_n 5._o 17._o job_n 10._o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12._o psal._n 139._o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o isai._n 43._o 1._o psal._n 138._o 8._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 19_o job_n 7._o 20._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 5._o john_n 5._o 17._o act._n 17._o 28._o gen._n 1._o 3._o 1_o thess._n 5._o 5._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 9_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 6._o gen._n 1._o 31._o eccl._n 7._o 29._o psal._n 51._o 10._o psal._n 5â—_n 4._o act._n 20._o 28._o jer._n 10._o 12._o and_o 51._o 15._o psal._n 85._o 10._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 21._o isai._n 27._o 11._o deut._n 32._o 15._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 17._o gal._n 6._o 15._o col._n 3._o 10._o eph._n 4._o 24._o eph._n 2._o 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o isai._n 54._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal._n 38._o 2._o job_n 34._o 29._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 6_o 7_o 8._o rev._n 10._o 6._o psal._n 16._o 11._o rev._n 1._o 18._o psal._n 135._o 6._o job_n 10._o 7._o dan._n 4._o 35._o psal._n 63._o 6._o luk._n 17._o 32._o see_v eccl._n 9_o 15._o see_v 1_o chron._n 16._o ver_fw-la 8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o psal._n 39_o 3._o deut_n 28._o 67._o aetes_n mala_fw-la plaut_n isai._n 51._o 13._o gen._n 47._o 9_o isai._n 28._o v_o 10_o 13._o ver._n 9_o job_n 33._o 14._o psal._n 8._o 2._o mat._n 21._o 16._o psal._n 148._o 12_o 13._o 1_o cor._n