he was sore: Judges 8:4; Psalms 22:14-15; John 19:28; 2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Thou hast given: Psalms 3:7-8, Psalms 18:31-40
shall: Genesis 32:31; 2 Corinthians 12:7-8
the uncircumcised: 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36; 2 Samuel 1:20
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Judges 15:18
Judges 15:18
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