Remember: Nehemiah 6:14; Psalms 59:5-13; 2 Timothy 4:14
because they have defiled: Heb. for the defilings of, Leviticus 21:1-7
the covenant: Numbers 16:9-10, Numbers 25:12-13; 1 Samuel 2:30; Malachi 2:4-8, Malachi 2:10-12
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Nehemiah 13:29
Nehemiah 13:29
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