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Judges 8:26

Judges 8:26

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a thousand: Taking the shekel at half an ounce, the sum of the gold ear-rings was 73 lbs. 4 oz. and worth about £3,300 sterling.

collars: or, sweet jewels

purple: Esther 8:15; Jeremiah 10:9; Ezekiel 27:7; Luke 16:19; John 19:2, John 19:5; Revelation 17:4; Revelation 18:12, Revelation 18:16

chains: Judges 8:21

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