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name_n that_o be_v there_o give_v she_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominam_fw-la pythonis_n vel_fw-la utris_fw-la the_o mistress_n of_o the_o bottle_n or_o of_o the_o oracle_n for_o saul_n say_v seek_v i_o a_o woman_n that_o be_v mistress_n of_o the_o bottle_n or_o of_o the_o oracle_n for_o so_o it_o must_v signify_v if_o it_o be_v genuine_o and_o fit_o translate_v and_o his_o servant_n tell_v he_o that_o at_o endor_n there_o be_v a_o woman_n that_o be_v mistress_n of_o ob_fw-la the_o bottle_n or_o oracle_n for_o though_o some_o translate_v it_o mulier_fw-la habens_fw-la pythonem_fw-la or_o as_o tremellius_n mulier_fw-la praedita_fw-la pythone_fw-la it_o will_v but_o reach_v thus_o much_o that_o she_o be_v possess_v of_o or_o have_v in_o her_o power_n this_o ob_fw-la bottle_n or_o oracle_n that_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o fit_a contrive_a place_n to_o give_v answer_n as_o they_o do_v at_o the_o oracle_n for_o if_o they_o mean_v that_o she_o have_v a_o familiar_a spirit_n 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〈◊〉_d &_o fecit_fw-la pythonem_fw-la or_o fecissetque_fw-la pythonem_fw-la he_o make_v ob_fw-la or_o pytho_n and_o though_o translator_n have_v be_v much_o perplex_v and_o hard_o put_v to_o it_o to_o give_v a_o signification_n agreeable_a to_o their_o preconceive_a opinion_n yet_o have_v they_o be_v it_o right_n or_o wrong_n bring_v it_o to_o their_o mind_n though_o it_o be_v utter_o false_a and_o erroneous_a for_o tremellius_n render_v it_o instituitque_fw-la pythonem_fw-la which_o though_o pretty_a near_a yet_o be_v altogether_o short_a of_o the_o propriety_n and_o the_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n have_v run_v quite_o counter_a but_o our_o english_a translator_n the_o worst_a of_o all_o other_o who_o give_v it_o and_o deal_v with_o a_o familiar_a spirit_n when_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o this_o word_n must_v be_v take_v in_o this_o place_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o three_o verse_n of_o this_o chapter_n he_o make_v grove_n fecitque_fw-la lucos_fw-la because_o the_o word_n be_v both_o 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