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1 Samuel 6:6

1 Samuel 6:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

harden: Job 9:4; Psalms 95:8; Romans 2:5; Hebrews 3:13

the Egyptians: Exodus 7:13, Exodus 8:15, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 9:34, Exodus 10:3, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:14-16

wonderfully: or, reproachfully

did they not: Exodus 12:31-33

the people: Heb. them

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