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his_o hand_n i_o shall_v teach_v thou_o wisdom_n antecedit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o kal_n disâ—ere_o in_o piel_n docere_fw-la hinc_fw-la aleph_fw-la paedagogus_fw-la antecassor_n dux_fw-la doctor_n qui_fw-la aliis_fw-la solet_fw-la praeire_fw-la sicut_fw-la aleph_fw-la prima_fw-la litera_fw-la reliquas_fw-la antecedit_fw-la the_o word_n which_o we_o render_v to_o teach_v in_o another_o conjugation_n signify_v to_o learn_v and_o the_o noun_n signify_v a_o leader_n or_o governor_n as_o that_o first_o letter_n aleph_fw-la in_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n be_v the_o lead_a letter_n to_o all_o that_o follow_v so_o a_o teacher_n shall_v be_v a_o leader_n he_o shall_v go_v before_o those_o that_o hear_v he_o by_o good_a example_n as_o well_o as_o by_o wholesome_a doctrine_n be_v thou_o a_o example_n of_o the_o believer_n say_v the_o apostle_n timothy_n 1_o epist_n 4.12_o who_o be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n a_o teacher_n and_o a_o instructor_n further_o 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