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Judges 1:15

Judges 1:15

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a blessing: Genesis 33:11; 1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Samuel 25:27; 2 Corinthians 9:5 *marg. Hebrews 6:7; 1 Peter 3:9

a south land: Which was probably dry, or very ill watered.

give me also springs of water: Let me have some fields with brooks, or wells already digged.

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