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great_a defect_n for_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o hebrew_n from_o the_o root_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o 30._o word_n be_v use_v some_o time_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n and_o signify_v one_o root_v up_o oâ—…_n one_o who_o have_v not_o in_o himself_o a_o root_n for_o heir_n of_o his_o own_o body_n a_o dee_fw-mi per_fw-la signification_n by_o much_o than_o the_o want_n only_o of_o a_o heir_n for_o inheritance_n as_o in_o the_o answer_n of_o abraham_n to_o god_n be_v apparent_a he_o what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o say_v he_o see_v 〈◊〉_d go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d childless_a and_o the_o steward_n of_o my_o house_n be_v this_o eliezer_n of_o damascus_n behold_v to_o i_o thou_o have_v give_v no_o seed_n and_o lo_o one_o bear_v in_o my_o house_n be_v my_o heir_n here_o it_o be_v most_o manifest_a that_o his_o speech_n be_v a_o complaint_n for_o want_n of_o issue_n from_o his_o body_n and_o not_o for_o want_v of_o a_o heir_n which_o we_o see_v he_o have_v ordain_v and_o provide_v and_o so_o must_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o jeremy_n be_v take_v against_o jeconiah_n that_o childless_a man_n and_o no_o otherwise_o can_v the_o malicious_a jew_n force_v it_o but_o by_o force_v a_o gloss_n upon_o god_n decree_n say_v that_o jeconiahs_n repentancâ—…_n alter_v god_n purpose_n and_o oath_n for_o in_o their_o gemera_n or_o babylonian_a talmud_n thus_o they_o write_v 〈◊〉_d make_v reconciliation_n for_o three_o thing_n speak_v of_o by_o 9_o jeremy_n manuscript_n the_o sword_n hunger_n and_o plague_n which_o they_o that_o abide_v in_o the_o city_n shall_v suffer_v but_o he_o that_o do_v yield_v to_o the_o chaldaean_n shall_v have_v his_o life_n for_o a_o prey_n naâ—…_n say_v rabbi_n jochanan_n
though_o she_o be_v elder_a than_o his_o affliction_n by_o a_o hundred_o and_o seventy_o year_n and_o more_o obsurd_o they_o marry_v she_o to_o simeon_n her_o brother_n name_v she_o the_o canaanit_n &_o mother_n of_o saul_n jacob_n they_o fain_o to_o have_v have_v a_o twin_n daughter_n bear_v with_o every_o of_o his_o son_n as_o adam_z by_o they_o be_v feign_v to_o have_v have_v and_o good_a thamar_n that_o thamar_n get_v judah_n unto_o her_o bed_n they_o make_v to_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o melchisedeck_n king_n of_o salem_n who_o die_v ninty_a seven_o year_n before_o judah_n be_v bear_v so_o likewise_o ruth_n the_o moabite_n have_v ruth_n no_o father_n name_v in_o scripture_n nor_o eglon_n king_n of_o moab_n any_o daughter_n rabbi_n jarchi_n and_o other_o fain_a ruth_n therefore_o to_o be_v daughter_n to_o king_n eglon._n keturah_n likewise_o the_o second_o wife_n keturah_n of_o abraham_n the_o rabbin_n will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o same_o hagar_n that_o have_v bâ—…_n he_o 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