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you_o out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypte_n and_o deliver_v you_o out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n to_o thrust_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o way_n which_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n command_v thou_o to_o walk_v in_o and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v put_v the_o evil_a away_o from_o thou_o 6_o if_o thy_o brother_n the_o son_n of_o thy_o mother_n or_o thy_o own_o son_n or_o thy_o daughter_n or_o the_o wife_n that_o lie_v in_o thy_o bosom_n or_o thy_o friend_n which_o be_v as_o thy_o own_o soul_n unto_o thou_o entice_v thou_o secret_o say_v let_v we_o go_v and_o serve_v strange_a god_n which_o thou_o haste_v not_o know_v nor_o yet_o thy_o father_n 7_o and_o they_o be_v any_o of_o the_o god_n of_o the_o people_n