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regis_fw-la impietatem_fw-la qui_fw-la suos_fw-la nitebatur_fw-la cogere_fw-la ad_fw-la idololatriam_fw-la quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la libnen_fw-mi ses_fw-fr pati_fw-la noluerunt_fw-la &_o merito_fw-la principibus_fw-la enim_fw-la parendum_fw-la est_fw-la verum_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la arras_n &_o cum_fw-la illam_fw-la terram_fw-la inhabitandam_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la eo_fw-la foedere_fw-la habuissent_fw-la ubi_fw-la illum_fw-la juxta_fw-la ejus_fw-la verbum_fw-la colerent_fw-la jure_fw-la ejus_fw-la idololatriam_fw-la admittere_fw-la non_fw-la debuerunt_fw-la thus_o he_o approve_v of_o their_o revolt_n in_o this_o case_n what_o say_v our_o surveyer_n to_o this_o this_o say_v he_o import_v not_o the_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o the_o revolt_n or_o motive_n which_o they_o have_v before_o their_o eye_n for_o in_o that_o same_o verse_n &_o period_n it_o be_v say_v the_o edomite_n also_o revolt_v from_o he_o
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