sang loud: Heb. made their voice to be heard, Psalms 81:1, Psalms 95:1, Psalms 98:4-9, Psalms 100:1-2; Isaiah 12:5-6
overseer: Nehemiah 11:14
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Nehemiah 12:42
Nehemiah 12:42
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