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esay_n 37.9_o 2_o reg._n 16.7_o esay_n 57.9_o esay_n 58._o esay_n 56.1_o eze._n 8.9_o ver._n 3._o ver_fw-la 4._o rom._n 3.15_o psal_n 7.15_o deut._n 32.33_o prop._n lib._n 3._o eph._n 4.19_o berâ—_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr consider_v eph._n 5.14_o psal_n 58.5_o job._n 21.14_o act._n 7.51_o rom._n 3.13_o eph._n 4_o 29._o gal._n de_fw-fr theâ—i_fw-la ac_fw-la cap._n 8_o math_n 20.15_o pro._n 22.6_o hiero._n in_o esa_n 30_o etc._n etc._n in_o 59_o math._n 13.28_o sap._n 2._o v._o ult._n eph._n 4.26_o hiero._n in_o esa_n 59_o 2._o cor._n 11.1_o apoc._n 12.9_o gen._n 3.1_o 2._o cor._n 4.4_o 2._o sa._n 11.2_o math._n 13.25_o lib_fw-la 1._o de_fw-fr hiss_v animal_n ca._n 6_o psal_n 49.1_o eccle._n 37.30_o zach._n 5.4_o gal._n 5.21_o lib._n 2d_o do_v hiss_v animal_n cap._n 33._o 2._o sam._n 11._o 1._o sam._n 15._o act._n 6.10_o 1._o joh._n 3.12_o ver._n 3._o ver_fw-la 7._o 1._o john_n 3.15_o gen._n 27.41_o act._n 7.52_o &_o 5.30_o deut._n 14_o 13._o deut._n 22.6_o levit._n 19.14_o jud._n 1._o 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