please not: Heb. be evil in the eyes of, etc. Genesis 28:8; Judges 14:3; 1 Samuel 8:6, 1 Samuel 18:8 *marg.
who hath: Deuteronomy 20:7, Deuteronomy 21:11-14
seeing: Exodus 8:29; Judges 9:19; Job 6:15; Malachi 2:11-15
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Exodus 21:8
Exodus 21:8
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