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scholae_fw-la ludimagistrum_fw-la the_o table_n of_o the_o scripture_n open_v and_o explain_v in_o this_o volumn_n  _fw-fr genesis_n  _fw-fr chap._n ver._n page_n 4_o 7_o 120_o 17_o 12_o 487_o 25_o 8_o 329_o  _fw-fr exodus_fw-la  _fw-fr 1_o 13_o 490_o 16_o 25_o 370_o 20_o 20_o 553_o 32_o 12_o 395_o 34_o 7_o 636_o  _fw-fr leviticus_n  _fw-fr 19_o 23_o 89_o 25_o 41_o 517_o  _fw-fr 42_o ibid._n  _fw-fr 44_o 487_o  _fw-fr 45_o 530_o  _fw-fr 46_o ibid._n  _fw-fr joshua_n  _fw-fr 1_o 5_o 430_o 18_o 3_o 296_o  _fw-fr 2_o samuel_n  _fw-fr 3_o 16_o 523_o 9_o 13_o 219_o  _fw-fr 1_o king_n  _fw-fr 11_o 13_o 394_o 22_o 29_o 159_o  _fw-fr nehemiah_n  _fw-fr 8_o 10_o 341_o  _fw-fr job_n  _fw-fr 2_o 22_o 393_o 5_o 26_o 326_o 8_o 07_o 558_o 16_o 00_o 066_o 19_o 27_o 137_o 21_o from_o 7_o to_o 9_o 133_o 31_o 1_o 364_o  _fw-fr 21_o 236_o 33_o 26_o 182_o  _fw-fr psalm_n  _fw-fr 1_o 3_o 245_o 4_o 3_o 091_o 18_o 23_o 235_o 36_o 08_o 340_o 40_o 6_o 532_o 51_o 17_o 281_o 75_o 8_o 344_o 76_o 5_o 193_o 84_o 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