and put out: Heb. and bored out, Proverbs 5:22, Proverbs 14:14, Proverbs 2:19
bound him: 2 Kings 25:7; 2 Chronicles 33:11; Psalms 107:10-12, Psalms 149:8
grind: Exodus 11:5; Isaiah 47:2; Matthew 24:41
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Judges 16:21
Judges 16:21
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