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Old Testament Revision 2
Moses, Chapter 1
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Genesis, Chapter 1
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Genesis, Chapter 2
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Genesis, Chapter 4
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Genesis, Chapter 5
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Genesis, Chapter 6
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Genesis, Chapter 7
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Genesis, Chapter 8
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Genesis, Chapter 9
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Genesis, Chapter 10
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Genesis, Chapter 11
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Genesis, Chapter 12
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Genesis, Chapter 13
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Genesis, Chapter 14
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Genesis, Chapter 15
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Genesis, Chapter 16
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Genesis, Chapter 17
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Genesis, Chapter 18
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Genesis, Chapter 19
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Genesis, Chapter 20
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Genesis, Chapter 21
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Genesis, Chapter 22
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Genesis, Chapter 23
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Genesis, Chapter 24
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Genesis, Chapter 25
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Genesis, Chapter 26
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Genesis, Chapter 27
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Genesis, Chapter 28
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Genesis, Chapter 29
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Genesis, Chapter 30
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Genesis, Chapter 31
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Genesis, Chapter 32
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Genesis, Chapter 33
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Genesis, Chapter 34
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Genesis, Chapter 35
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Genesis, Chapter 36
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Genesis, Chapter 37
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Genesis, Chapter 38
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Genesis, Chapter 39
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Genesis, Chapter 40
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Genesis, Chapter 41
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Genesis, Chapter 42
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Genesis, Chapter 43
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Genesis, Chapter 44
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Genesis, Chapter 45
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Genesis, Chapter 46
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Genesis, Chapter 47
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Genesis, Chapter 48
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Genesis, Chapter 49
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Exodus, Chapter 1
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Exodus, Chapter 2
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Exodus, Chapter 3
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Exodus, Chapter 4
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Exodus, Chapter 5
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Exodus, Chapter 6
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Exodus, Chapter 7
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Exodus, Chapter 8
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Exodus, Chapter 9
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Exodus, Chapter 10
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Exodus, Chapter 11
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Exodus, Chapter 12
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Exodus, Chapter 13
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Exodus, Chapter 14
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Exodus, Chapter 15
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Exodus, Chapter 16
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Exodus, Chapter 17
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Exodus, Chapter 18
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Exodus, Chapter 19
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Exodus, Chapter 20
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Exodus, Chapter 21
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Exodus, Chapter 22
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Exodus, Chapter 23
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Exodus, Chapter 24
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Exodus, Chapter 25
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Exodus, Chapter 26
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Exodus, Chapter 27
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Exodus, Chapter 28
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Exodus, Chapter 29
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Exodus, Chapter 30
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Exodus, Chapter 31
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Exodus, Chapter 32
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Exodus, Chapter 33
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Exodus, Chapter 34
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Exodus, Chapter 35
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Exodus, Chapter 36
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Exodus, Chapter 37
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Exodus, Chapter 38
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Exodus, Chapter 39
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Exodus, Chapter 40
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Leviticus, Chapter 1
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Leviticus, Chapter 2
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Leviticus, Chapter 3
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Leviticus, Chapter 4
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Leviticus, Chapter 5
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Leviticus, Chapter 6
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Leviticus, Chapter 7
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Leviticus, Chapter 8
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Leviticus, Chapter 9
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Leviticus, Chapter 10
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Leviticus, Chapter 11
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Leviticus, Chapter 12
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Leviticus, Chapter 13
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Leviticus, Chapter 14
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Leviticus, Chapter 15
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Leviticus, Chapter 16
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Leviticus, Chapter 17
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Leviticus, Chapter 18
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Leviticus, Chapter 19
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Leviticus, Chapter 20
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Leviticus, Chapter 21
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Leviticus, Chapter 22
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Leviticus, Chapter 23
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Leviticus, Chapter 24
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Leviticus, Chapter 25
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Leviticus, Chapter 26
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Leviticus, Chapter 27
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Numbers, Chapter 1
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Numbers, Chapter 2
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Numbers, Chapter 3
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Numbers, Chapters 4–15
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Numbers, Chapter 16
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Numbers, Chapters 17–21
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Numbers, Chapter 22
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Deuteronomy, Chapter 1
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Deuteronomy, Chapter 2
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Deuteronomy, Chapters 3–9
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Deuteronomy, Chapter 10
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Deuteronomy, Chapters 11–13
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Deuteronomy, Chapter 14
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Deuteronomy, Chapters 15–33
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Deuteronomy, Chapter 34
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Joshua, Chapters 1–10
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Joshua, Chapter 11
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Joshua, Chapters 12–24
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Judges, Chapter 2
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Judges, Chapters 3–21
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Ruth, Chapters 1–4
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1 Samuel, Chapter 15
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1 Samuel, Chapter 16
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1 Samuel, Chapter 18
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1 Samuel, Chapter 19
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1 Samuel, Chapter 28
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1 Samuel, Chapters 29–31
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2 Samuel, Chapter 12
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2 Samuel, Chapter 24
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1 Kings, Chapter 3
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1 Kings, Chapter 11
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1 Kings, Chapter 13
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1 Kings, Chapter 14
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1 Kings, Chapter 15
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1 Kings, Chapter 18
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1 Kings, Chapters 19–22
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2 Kings, Chapter 1
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2 Kings, Chapter 8
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2 Kings, Chapter 9–25
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1 Chronicles, Chapter 10
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1 Chronicles, Chapter 21
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1 Chronicles, Chapters 22–29
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 1
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 2
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 3
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 4
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 5
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 6
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 7
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 8
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 9
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 10
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 11
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 12
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 13
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 14
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 15
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 16
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 17
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 18
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 19
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 20
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 21
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 22
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 23
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 24
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 25
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 26
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 27
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 28
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 29
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 30
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 31
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 32
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 33
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 34
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2 Chroniclse, Chapter 35
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2 Chronicles, Chapter 36
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Ezra, Chapter 1
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Ezra, Chapter 2
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Ezra, Chapter 3
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Ezra, Chapter 4
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Ezra, Chapter 5
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Ezra, Chapter 6
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Ezra, Chapter 7
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Ezra, Chapter 8
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Ezra, Chapter 9
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Ezra, Chapter 10
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Nehemiah, Chapter 1
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Nehemiah, Chapter 2
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Nehemiah, Chapter 3
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Nehemiah, Chapter 4
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Nehemiah, Chapter 5
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Nehemiah, Chapter 6
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Nehemiah, Chapter 7
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Nehemiah, Chapter 8
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Nehemiah, Chapter 9
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Nehemiah, Chapter 10
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Nehemiah, Chapter 11
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Nehemiah, Chapter 12
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Nehemiah, Chapter 13
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Esther, Chapter 1
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Esther, Chapter 2
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Esther, Chapter 3
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Esther, Chapter 4
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Esther, Chapter 5
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Esther, Chapter 6
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Esther, Chapter 7
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Esther, Chapter 8
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Esther, Chapter 9
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Esther, Chapter 10
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Job, Chapter 1
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Job, Chapter 2
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Job, Chapter 3
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Job, Chapter 4
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Job, Chapter 5
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Job, Chapter 6
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Job, Chapter 7
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Job, Chapter 8
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Job, Chapter 9
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Job, Chapter 10
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Job, Chapter 11
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Job, Chapter 12
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Job, Chapter 13
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Job, Chapter 14
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Job, Chapter 15
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Job, Chapter 16
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Job, Chapter 17
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Job, Chapter 18
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Job, Chapter 19
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Job, Chapter 20
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Job, Chapter 21
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Job, Chapter 22
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Job, Chapter 23
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Job, Chapter 24
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Job, Chapter 25
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Job, Chapter 26
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Job, Chapter 27
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Job, Chapter 28
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Job, Chapter 29
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Job, Chapter 30
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Job, Chapter 31
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Job, Chapter 32
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Job, Chapter 33
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Job, Chapter 34
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Job, Chapter 35
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Job, Chapter 36
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Job, Chapter 37
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Job, Chapter 38
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Job, Chapter 39
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Job, Chapter 40
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Job, Chapter 41
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Job, Chapter 42
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Psalms 1–9
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Psalm 10
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Psalms 11–13
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Psalm 14
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Psalm 15
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Psalm 16
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Psalm 17
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Psalm 18
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Psalm 19
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Psalm 22
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Psalm 24
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Psalm 27
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Psalm 30
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Psalm 32
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Psalm 33
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Psalm 34
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Psalm 35
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Psalm 36
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Psalm 37
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Psalm 38
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Psalm 39
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Psalm 41
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Psalm 42
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Psalm 46
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Psalm 49
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Psalm 50
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Psalm 52
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Psalm 53
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Psalm 55
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Psalm 56
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Psalm 82
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Psalm 90
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Psalm 102
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Psalm 104
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Psalm 105
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Psalm 106
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Psalm 109
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Psalm 110
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Psalm 112
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Psalm 115
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Psalm 119
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Psalm 121
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Psalm 124
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Psalm 125
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Psalm 135
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Psalm 137
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Psalm 138
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Psalm 139
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Psalm 141
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Psalm 146
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Proverbs, Chapter 16
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Proverbs, Chapter 18
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Proverbs, Chapter 22
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Song of Solomon
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Isaiah, Chapter 2
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Isaiah, Chapter 3
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Isaiah, Chapter 4
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Isaiah, Chapter 5
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Isaiah, Chapter 6
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Isaiah, Chapter 7
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Isaiah, Chapter 8
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Isaiah, Chapter 9
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Isaiah, Chapter 10
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Isaiah, Chapter 11
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Isaiah, Chapter 13
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Isaiah, Chapter 12
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Isaiah, Chapter 13
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Isaiah, Chapter 14
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Isaiah, Chapter 15
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Isaiah, Chapter 16
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Isaiah, Chapter 23
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Isaiah, Chapter 26
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Isaiah, Chapter 27
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Isaiah, Chapter 29
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Isaiah, Chapter 32
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Isaiah, Chapter 33
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Isaiah, Chapter 34
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Isaiah, Chapter 35
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Isaiah, Chapter 36
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Isaiah, Chapter 37
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Isaiah, Chapter 38
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Isaiah, Chapter 42
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Isaiah, Chapter 46
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Isaiah, Chapter 49
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Isaiah, Chapter 50
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Isaiah, Chapter 51
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Isaiah, Chapter 52
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Isaiah, Chapter 54
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Isaiah, Chapter 60
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Isaiah, Chapter 62
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Isaiah, Chapter 63
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Isaiah, Chapter 64
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Isaiah, Chapter 65
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Jeremiah, Chapter 2
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Jeremiah, Chapter 6
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Jeremiah, Chapter 17
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Jeremiah, Chapter 18
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Jeremiah, Chapter 25
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Jeremiah, Chapter 26
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Jeremiah, Chapter 27
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Jeremiah, Chapter 28
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Jeremiah, Chapter 29
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Jeremiah, Chapter 30
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Jeremiah, Chapter 31
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Jeremiah, Chapter 32
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Jeremiah, Chapter 33
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Jeremiah, Chapter 34
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Jeremiah, Chapter 35
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Jeremiah, Chapter 36
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Jeremiah, Chapter 37
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Jeremiah, Chapter 42
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Jeremiah, Chapter 44
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Lamentations, Chapters 1–5
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Ezekiel, Chapters 1–13
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Ezekiel, Chapter 14
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Ezekiel, Chapter 18
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Ezekiel, Chapter 20
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Ezekiel, Chapter 23
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Ezekiel, Chapter 27
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Ezekiel, Chapter 35
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Ezekiel, Chapter 36
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Ezekiel, Chapter 48
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Daniel, Chapter 5
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Hosea, Chapter 11
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Joel, Chapter 1
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Joel, Chapter 2
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Amos, Chapter 3
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Amos, Chapter 4
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Amos, Chapter 7
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Obadiah, Chapter 1
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Jonah, Chapter 3
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Micah, Chapters 1–7
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Nahum, Chapters 1–3
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Habakkuk, Chapters 1–3
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Zephaniah, Chapters 1–3
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Haggai, Chapters 1–2
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Zechariah, Chapter 4
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Zechariah, Chapter 6
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Zechariah, Chapter 8
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Malachi, Chapters 1–4
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Source Note
Old Testament Revision 2, ca. 8 Mar. 1831–5 Apr. 1831 and late July 1832–July 1833; handwriting of , , and ; 119 pages; CCLA.The Bible revision manuscripts remained in JS’s possession throughout his life—except during a brief period in 1838 and another in 1839. Upon the death of JS, the manuscript was in possession of his wife for over twenty years, until 1867 when she gave it to her son in order for the RLDS Church to publish The Holy Scriptures.Note: The transcript of Old Testament Revision 2 presented here is used with generous permission of the Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center. It was published earlier, with some differences in style, in Scott H. Faulring, Kent P. Jackson, and Robert J. Matthews, eds., Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible: Original Manuscripts (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004), 583–851.
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Historical Introduction
In June 1830, JS and began recording a revelation related to Moses and other prominent Old Testament figures. (See Visions of Moses, June 1830 [Moses 1].) Over the next three years, this work expanded into what is now designated the Book of Moses and a complete revelatory re-reading of the Bible, an endeavor that came to be known as JS’s “New Translation,” or Bible revision. Initially, JS and his scribes, including Cowdery, , , and , created a sixty-one-page manuscript containing a narrative account of the visions of Moses and a revised version of the Old Testament book of Genesis, from the beginning to chapter 24, verse 41. This manuscript is currently designated Old Testament Revision 1.JS set aside work on the new translation of the Old Testament when instructed in a March 1831 revelation to instead begin work on New Testament texts. (Revelation, ca. 7 Mar. 1831 [D&C 45:60–61].) Shortly thereafter, was directed by revelation to “write & keep a regulal [regular] history & assist my servant Joseph in Transcribing all things which shall be given him.” (Revelation, ca. 8 Mar. 1831–B [D&C 47:1].) Among other undertakings, he proceeded to create a duplicate copy of the existing sixty-one-page Old Testament manuscript. This second manuscript, featured here, is now designated Old Testament Revision 2. At the same time, JS commenced work on the New Testament and continued until July 1832 (Letter to William W. Phelps, 31 July 1832), resulting in two manuscripts, currently designated as New Testament Revision 1 and New Testament Revision 2.After the completion of his new translation of the New Testament in late July 1832, JS resumed his revision of the Old Testament, now assisted by as scribe. When this work resumed, it was ’s copy, Old Testament Revision 2, that became the working manuscript for the rest of the Old Testament. A year later, Frederick G. Williams noted the completion of work on the text, writing at the end of Malachi, “Finished on the 2d of July 1833.”Old Testament Revision 2 contains 119 pages. The first fifty-nine pages contain ’s copy of Old Testament Revision 1. At first, JS continued his earlier practice of having entire verses written out in the manuscript to record a change. After several pages, however, he switched to a procedure that he had adopted during his translation work on the New Testament. Rather than record an entire verse, JS marked his copy of the Bible as he read in it, indicating where a change should be made. In the manuscript, wrote the scripture reference and the specifics of the revisions, thus saving time and space. In effect, the notations made in JS’s Bible, coupled with his scribes’ inscriptions in Old Testament Revision 2, now constituted the revision project.In total, JS made changes to about 1,300 Old Testament verses (Faulring et al., Joseph Smith’s New Translation of the Bible, 5). The introduction to Old Testament Revision 1 on the Joseph Smith Papers website notes some of the significant passages in the Book of Moses and JS’s revision of Genesis chapters 1–24. Some of the more prominent revisions, clarifications, and corrections JS incorporated into Old Testament Revision 2 included important material related to Joseph of Egypt added to the latter chapters in Genesis; a clarification in Exodus regarding the hardening of Pharaoh’s heart; and additions to Isaiah 29 foretelling the coming forth of the Book of Mormon (Faulring et al., Joseph Smith’s New Translation of the Bible, 589).Note: The transcript of Old Testament Revision 2 presented here is used with generous permission of the Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center. It was published earlier, with some differences in style, in Scott H. Faulring, Kent P. Jackson, and Robert J. Matthews, eds., Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible: Original Manuscripts (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2004), 583–851.
Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation
*Visions of Moses, June 1830 [Moses 1]

thy seed will I give it
Verse 20th. And he said unto Moses, Thou canst not see my face at this time, least mine anger is kindled against thee also, and I distroy thee and thy people; for there shall no man among them see me at this time and live, for thay are exceding sinful, and no sinful man hath at any time, neither shall there be any sin </> ful man at any time <that shall see my face> and live, </> And the Lord said, behold, thou shalt stand upon a rock, and I will prepare a place by me, for thee; and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of a rock, and cover thee with my hand, while I pass by, and I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts, but my face shalt not be seen, as in former at other times; for I am angry with my people Israel
XXXIV. Chapter——
1 Vers and the Lord said unto Moses, hew thee two other tables of stones, like unto the first, and I will write upon them also, the words of the Law, according as they were writen at the first, on the tables which thou breakest; but it shall not be according to the first, for I will take away the priesthood out of there midst; therefore my holy order; <and the ordinences thereof,> shall not go before them; for my presence shall not go up in there midst Least I distry them. But I will give unto them the law as at the fist, but it shall be after the law of a carnal commandment; for I have sworn in my wrath, that they shall not enter into my presence, into my rest, in the days of there pilgrimage. Therefore do as I have commanded thee, and be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning into <unto> mount sinai, and present thy self there, to me, in the top of the mount,
4 " and Moses hewed two tables of stone, like unto the first, and he rose up early in the morning and went up unto mount sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone,
7 "— Rebelious—
14th. Jehovah—
35th. the Lord [p. 70]
thy seed will I give it
Verse 20th. And he said unto Moses, Thou canst not see my face at this time, least mine anger is kindled against thee also, and I distroy thee and thy people; for there shall no man among them see me at this time and live, for thay are exceding sinful, and no sinful man hath at any time, neither shall there be any sin / ful man at any time that shall see my face and live, / And the Lord said, behold, thou shalt stand upon a rock, and I will prepare a place by me, for thee; and it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of a rock, and cover thee with my hand, while I pass by, and I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts, but my face shalt not be seen, as at other times; for I am angry with my people Israel
XXXIV. Chapter——
1 Vers and the Lord said unto Moses, hew thee two other tables of stones, like unto the first, and I will write upon them also, the words of the Law, according as they were writen at the first, on the tables which thou breakest; but it shall not be according to the first, for I will take away the priesthood out of there midst; therefore my holy order; and the ordinences thereof, shall not go before them; for my presence shall not go up in there midst Least I distry them. But I will give unto them the law as at the fist, but it shall be after the law of a carnal commandment; for I have sworn in my wrath, that they shall not enter into my presence, into my rest, in the days of there pilgrimage. Therefore do as I have commanded thee, and be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount sinai, and present thy self there, to me, in the top of the mount,
4 " and Moses hewed two tables of stone, like unto the first, and he rose up early in the morning and went up unto mount sinai, as the Lord had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone,
7 "— Rebelious—
14th. Jehovah—
35th. the Lord [p. 70]
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