wherewith: Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7, Exodus 35:14; Leviticus 2:1; 1 Kings 19:15-16; Psalms 89:20, Psalms 104:15; Acts 4:27; Acts 10:38; 1 John 2:20
God: Elohim:, rather gods; the parable being adapted to the idolatrous Shechemites.
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Judges 9:9
Judges 9:9
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