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be_v bless_v jacob_n to_o his_o son_n gâ—n_n xâ—â—x_fw-la 10_o the_o sceptre_n shall_v not_o depart_v from_o judâ—â—h_n 〈…〉_o lawgiver_n from_o between_o his_o foot_n until_o shiloh_n coâ—â—_n and_o unto_o he_o shall_v the_o gather_n of_o the_o people_n be_v moses_n to_o israel_n deut._n xxxii_o 43_o rejoice_v o_o you_o nation_n with_o his_o people_n and_o how_o abundant_a be_v the_o prophet_n in_o this_o from_o end_n to_o end_v but_o how_o it_o be_v not_o know_v may_v be_v consider_v either_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n or_o the_o thing_n itself_o i._o in_o regard_n of_o the_o person_n first_o it_o be_v not_o impart_v at_o all_o to_o the_o gentile_n before_o it_o be_v not_o make_v know_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o opposition_n to_o israel_n who_o be_v call_v the_o son_n of_o god_n they_o sit_v in_o darkness_n and_o never_o hear_v of_o light_n till_o it_o come_v among_o they_o or_o very_o rare_o namely_o such_o as_o have_v the_o greek_a bibles_n and_o when_o it_o come_v 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