And that whosoever: Ezra 7:26; Judges 21:5; 1 Samuel 11:7
forfeited: Heb. devoted, Leviticus 27:28; Joshua 6:19
himself separated: Nehemiah 13:3; Matthew 18:17; John 9:22, John 9:34, John 16:2; 1 Corinthians 5:13
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Ezra 10:8
Ezra 10:8
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