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| As we have seen throughout the main body of this work, archaic words are not limited to the AV. Not only do modern versions often retain the supposedly archaic words found in the AV, but many times a more formidable word is used to correct a perfectly understandable word or phrase in the AV. This appendix gives those places in the NIV where a simple word or phrase in the AV is replaced by a more difficult word, the base or root form of a word is unnecessarily extended, and those instances where an archaic or somewhat arduous word in the AV is replaced by an equally archaic or even more onerous word. In two respects, however, this list is not intended to be exhaustive. Not listed are those cases where a word or phrase in the AV is replaced by two or more words in the NIV; however, singular words in the NIV that update a small phrase in the AV are included. And secondly, due to the tremendous size of the Bible itself, an exhaustive list would not be suitable for inclusion as an appendix. |
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BIBLE VERSE
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NIV | AV |
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Ezra 9:5
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abasement | heaviness |
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Is 24:23
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abashed | confounded |
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Ezek 40:18
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abutted | over against |
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2 Chr 15:14
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acclamation | voice |
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Is 13:8
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aghast | amazed |
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Ezek 40:13
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alcove | little chamber |
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2 Chr 13:22
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annotations | story |
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Num 31:50
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armlets | chains |
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Acts 2:6
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bewilderment | confounded |
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Ps 58:7
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blunted | cut in pieces |
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Job 8:2
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blustering | strong |
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Ps 93:4
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breakers | waves |
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Ex 35:22
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brooches | bracelets |
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Is 57:4
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brood | children |
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Dan 10:6
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burnished | polished |
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Rev 4:3
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carnelian | sardine |
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I Sam 13:5
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charioteers | horsemen |
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Rev 18:12
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citron | thyine |
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I Ki 7:6
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colonnade | porch |
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Ex 13:3
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commemorate | remember |
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Song 2:12
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cooing | voice |
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I Ki 4:22
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cors | measures |
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Gen 18:8
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curds | butter |
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Zec 6:6
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dappled | gristled |
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Gal 5:19
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debauchery | lasciviousness |
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2 Sam 21:5
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decimated | destroyed |
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Gen 40:6
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dejected | sad |
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Is 44:20
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deluded | deceived |
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Matt 18:28
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denarii | pence |
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Matt 20:2
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denarius | penny |
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Lev 21:12
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desecrate | profane |
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Jer 30:16
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despoil | give for a prey |
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John 18:3
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detachment | band |
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Ezek 13:22
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disheartened | sad |
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Ps 7:14
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disillusionment | falsehood |
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I Pet 4:4
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dissipation | riot |
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Ezra 2:69
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drachmas | drams |
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Hab 1:15
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dragnet | drag |
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Lk 20:23
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duplicity | craftiness |
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Pro 28:12
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elation | glory |
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Ecc 12:11
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embedded | fastened |
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Ps 73:21
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embitter | grieved |
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Rom 2:20
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embodiment | form |
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Mk 14:31
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emphatically | vehemently |
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2 Chr 30:22
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encouragingly | comfortably |
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Pro 23:10
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encrouch | enter |
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Ps 69:2
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engulf | overflow |
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2 Chr 17:14
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enrollment | numbers |
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Ps 45:11
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enthralled | greatly desire |
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Lk 9:34
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enveloped | overshadowed |
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Eph 6:4
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exasperate | provoke |
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Ezek 25:7
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exterminate | perish |
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Is 14:8
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exult | rejoice |
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1 Ki 16:21
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factions | parts |
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Is 8:21
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famished | hungry |
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1 Sam 28:24
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fattened | fat |
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Jude 16
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faultfinders | complainers |
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Song 4:5
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fawns | roes |
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Micah 2:2
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fellowman | man |
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Ex 5:1
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festival | feast |
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I Sam 25:8
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festive | good |
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Deut 27:6
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fieldstones | whole stones |
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Acts 28:11
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figurehead | sign |
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Ex 28:20
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filigree | enclosings |
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Ezek 26:5
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fishnets | nets |
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Is 30:17
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flagstaff | beacon |
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Ezek 34:21
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flank | side |
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Ps 89:47
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fleeting | short |
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Acts 22:23
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flinging | threw |
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Acts 5:40
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flogged | beaten |
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Gen 7:11
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floodgates | windows |
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Is 16:2
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fluttering | wandering |
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Is 59:13
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fomenting | speaking |
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Josh 2:23
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forded | passed over |
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Jude 25
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forevermore | for ever |
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Ps 104:26
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frolic | play |
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Is 27:9
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fruitage | fruit |
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Jer 46:20
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gadfly | destruction |
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Is 24:8
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gaiety | mirth |
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1 Sam 18:8
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galled | displeased |
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Gen 19:1
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gateway | gate |
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Gen 41:3
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gaunt | leanfleshed |
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Job 16:8
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gauntness | leanness |
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Lev 11:30
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gecko | ferret |
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Ex 2:12
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glancing | looked |
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Hab 3:11
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glint | light |
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Job 41:32
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glistcning | shine |
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Ps 30:1
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gloat | rejoice |
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Job 10:21
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gloom | darkness |
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Ezek 39:19
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glutted | full |
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Is 51:17
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goblet | cup |
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Gen 14:1
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goiim | nations |
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James 3:12
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grapevine | vine |
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Rev 20:14
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Hades | hell |
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Is 28:24
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harrowing | break the clods |
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Ps 44:19
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haunt | place |
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Gen 2:10
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headwaters | heads |
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Lev 11:19
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hoopoe | lapwing |
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Ezek 17:17
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horde | army |
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Deut 14:5
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ibex | pygarg |
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2 Tim 2:20
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ignoble | dishonour |
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Ezra 6:11
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impaled | hanged |
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I Cor 15:50
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imperishable | incorruption |
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Hab 1:6
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impetuous | hasty |
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Amos 6:5
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improvise | invent |
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1 Chr 21:1
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incited | provoked |
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Pro 9:7
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incurs | getteth |
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Heb 7:16
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indestructible | endless |
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Mk 10:41
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indignant | displeased |
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1 Cor 12:22
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indispensable | necessary |
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Is 44:11
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infamy | ashamed |
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2 Chr 12:3
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innumerable | without number |
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Jer 48:30
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insolence | wrath |
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Rom 1:30
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insolent | despiteful |
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2 Ki 2:23
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jeered | mocked |
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2 Chr 34:11
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joists | couplings |
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Deut 18:3
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jowls | cheeks |
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1 Sam 10:16
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kingship | kingdom |
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Acts 27:30
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lifeboat | boat |
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Matt 2:1
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magi | wise men |
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Jer 49:25
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mainstay | chief |
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Job 12:6
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marauders | robbers |
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Job 32:14
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marshaled | directed |
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1 Sam 13:20
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mattocks | courter |
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Job 13:12
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maxiums | remembrances |
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Ps 81:2
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melodious | pleasant |
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Ezra 6:2
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memorandum | record |
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Lk 19:16
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mina | pound |
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Acts 18:14
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misdemeanor | wrong |
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Rom 16:18
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naive | simple |
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Est 2:10
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nationality | people |
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Is 40:23
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naught | nothing |
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Gen 12:9
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Negev | south |
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Gen 6:4
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Nephilim | giants |
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2 Sam 19:7
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nightfall | night |
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2 Sam 4:5
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noonday | noon |
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Dan 11:43
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Nubians | Ethiopians |
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Job 22:24
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nuggets | gold |
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Lam 4:5
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nurtured | brought |
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Ezek 27:26
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oarsmen | rowers |
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Ps 88:12
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oblivion | forgetfulness |
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Eph 5:4
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obscenity | filthiness |
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Ex 29:14
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offal | dung |
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2 Ki 17:32
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officiate | sacrificed |
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Mk 6:1
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opportune | convenient |
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Job 28:2
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ore | stone |
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Ps 49:16
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overawed | afraid |
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Is 16:6
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overweening | very |
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Deut 22:8
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parapet | battlement |
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Lk 23:9
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piled | questioned |
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Deut 32:11
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pinions | wings |
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Est 1:6
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porphyry | red |
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Is 20:3
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portent | wonder |
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1 Ki 6:3
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portico | porch |
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2 Ki 20:7
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poultice | lump |
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Matt 27:27
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Praetorium | common hall |
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Dan 3:3
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prefects | governors |
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Acts 13:8
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proconsul | deputy |
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Deut 21:20
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profligate | glutton |
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Ezek 16:26
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promiscuity | whoredoms |
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Jude 12
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qualm | fear |
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Num 11:4
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rabble | mixed multitude |
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Hab 2: 11
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ramparts | tower |
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Gen 49:14
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rawboned | strong |
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Ex 8:14
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reeked | stank |
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1 Sam 13:21
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repointing | sharpen |
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Pro 14:33
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reposes | resteth |
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Gal 2:9
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reputed | seemed |
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I Chr 16:32
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resound | roar |
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Ps 76:4
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resplendent | glorious |
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Neh 9:25
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reveled | delighted themselves |
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Is 22:13
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revelry | gladness |
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Jer 2:30
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revening | destroying |
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Jer 2:6
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rifts | pits |
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Song 1:13
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sachet | bundle |
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Est 3:12
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satraps | lieutenants |
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Ps 68:13
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sheathed | covered |
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Ecc 9:14
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siegeworks | bulwarks |
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Ps 116:6
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simplehearted | simple |
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2 Sam 6:5
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sistrums | cornets |
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Mk 4:37
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squall | storm of wind |
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Rev 14:20
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stadia | furlongs |
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Song 2:9
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stag | hart |
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Deut 4:45
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stipulations | testimonies |
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1 Sam 7:9
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suckling | sucking |
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I Ki 21:5
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sullen | sad |
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I Tim 3:11
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temperate | sober |
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Ps 55:8
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tempest | storm |
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Hos 4:13
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terebinth | elms |
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2 Ki 7:10
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tethered | tied |
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Lk 3:16
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thong | latchet |
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Is 55:13
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thornbush | thorn |
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Ps 81:7
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thundercloud | thunder |
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2 Tim 1:7
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timidity | fear |
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Is 1:31
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tinder | tow |
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Rev 12:15
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torrent | flood |
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Ecc 4:6
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tranquillity | quietness |
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Phil 4:7
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transcends | passeth |
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Ezek 17:10
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transplanted | planted |
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Song 7:5
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tresses | galleries |
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1 Sam 14:19
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tumult | noise |
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Gen 49:4
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turbulent | unstable |
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Pro 28:16
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tyrannical | oppressor |
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Is 54:14
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tyranny | oppression |
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2 Ki 19:6
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underlings | servants |
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2 Ki 24:1
|
vassal | servant |
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Job 15:25
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vaunts | strengtheneth |
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Job 20:23
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vent | cast |
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Song 1:16
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verdant | green |
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Ezra 3:10
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vestments | apparel |
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Ps 112:10
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vexed | grieved |
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Num 34:5
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wadi | river |
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1 Sam 15:2
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waylaid | laid wait for |
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Hosea 14:4
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waywardness | backsliding |
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Joel
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weakling | weak |
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Job 5:13
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wily | froward |
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Is 29:6
|
windstorm | storm |
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Gen 32:25
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wrenched | out of joint |
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Matt 21:41
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wretches | wicked men |
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Is 11:6
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yearling | fatling |