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he_o apprehend_v god_n to_o be_v that_o will_v not_o for_o his_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o will_v make_v any_o account_n at_o all_o of_o his_o life_n but_o will_v hazard_v it_o and_o all_o he_o have_v and_o be_v to_o serve_v his_o god_n brave_o resolve_v noble_a israelites_n but_o will_v we_o indeed_o serve_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n be_v of_o his_o militia_n enter_v and_o listen_v ourselves_o in_o his_o matricula_fw-la his_o military_a roll_n as_o his_o soldier_n 1._o all_o his_o soldier_n must_v be_v male_n in_o regard_n of_o dignity_n strength_n and_o courage_n pharaoh_n reason_v right_a though_o to_o a_o wicked_a purpose_n exod._n 1.9_o 10.16.22_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n be_v mighty_a than_o we_o come_v on_o let_v we_o deal_v wise_o with_o they_o lest_o they_o multiply_v and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o there_o fall_v out_o any_o war_n and_o they_o join_v also_o unto_o our_o enemy_n and_o fight_n against_o we_o and_o so_o get_v they_o out_o of_o the_o land_n 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