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israel_n 3_o whereabout_o fall_v that_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n that_o day_n in_o israel_n 4_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o what_o may_v the_o occasion_n be_v of_o that_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n fall_n that_o day_n in_o israel_n 5_o what_o be_v the_o sequel_n the_o consequent_a of_o that_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n fall_n in_o israel_n first_o who_o be_v that_o prince_n and_o great_a man_n who_o fall_v that_o day_n in_o israel_n it_o be_v abner_n the_o son_n of_o never_o cousin_n germane_a to_o king_n saul_n a_o man_n of_o great_a quality_n not_o a_o mere_a stranger_n to_o the_o blood_n royal_a a_o man_n of_o great_a authority_n princeps_fw-la vir_fw-la in_o israel_n ipse_fw-la flos_fw-la rei_fw-la militaris_fw-la as_o p._n martyr_n note_n upon_o the_o text_n a_o principal_a man_n the_o very_a quintessence_n and_o cream_n of_o the_o militia_n a_o peer_n and_o pillar_n of_o the_o land_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n a_o kind_n of_o generalissimo_n to_o three_o prince_n 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