a space: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 19:12; Psalms 89:7; Hebrews 12:28-29
heretofore: Heb. since yesterday and the third day, Genesis 31:2; Exodus 4:10; 1 Chronicles 11:2; Isaiah 30:33 *marg.
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Joshua 3:4
Joshua 3:4
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