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cor._n 6._o 14._o gen._n 27._o daughter_n to_o his_o servant_n a_o egyptian_a but_o otherwise_o they_o may_v not_o god_n forbid_v it_o his_o people_n such_o match_n be_v condemn_v the_o yoke_n be_v unequal_a as_o saint_n paul_n speak_v it_o be_v reprove_v in_o esau_n and_o herein_o be_v he_o a_o grief_n unto_o his_o parent_n this_o be_v not_o to_o marry_v in_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o the_o soul_n if_o the_o heart_n shall_v be_v draw_v from_o god_n as_o be_v salomon_n and_o such_o match_n have_v 13._o 1._o king_n 11._o 1._o nehe._n 13._o 26._o deut._n 4._o 7._o 2._o chro._n 19_o 2._o &_o 21._o 6_o 13._o god_n curse_v as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o jehoshaphat_n match_v his_o son_n with_o ahabs_n daughter_n it_o have_v almost_o root_v out_o his_o whole_a house_n father_n and_o council_n do_v condemn_v it_o and_o therefore_o beware_v of_o make_v such_o match_n the_o wife_n of_o mahlon_n see_v for_o this_o before_o chap._n 1._o 4._o and_o in_o this_o chapter_n verse_n the_o 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