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05-DEU/03.usfm

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 \v 13 The rest of Gilead and all Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half tribe of Manasseh: all the region of Argob, and all Bashan. (The same territory is called the land of Rephaim.
 
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-\v 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took all the region of Argob to the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathitess. He called the region, even Bashan, by his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.)
+\v 14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took all the region of Argob to the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites. He called the region, even Bashan, by his own name, Havvoth Jair, to this day.)
 
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 \v 15 I gave Gilead to Machir.

06-JOS/16.usfm

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 \v 1 The assignment of land for the tribe of Joseph extended from the Jordan at Jericho, east of the springs of Jericho, into the wilderness, going up from Jericho through the hill country of Bethel.
-\v 2 Then it went from Bethel to Luz and passed along to Ataroth, the territory of the Arkitess.
+\v 2 Then it went from Bethel to Luz and passed along to Ataroth, the territory of the Arkites.
 
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 \v 3 Then it went down westward to the territory of the Japhletites, as far as the territory of Lower Beth Horon, and then on to Gezer; it ended at the sea.

08-RUT/01.usfm

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 \v 21 I went out full, but Yahweh has brought me home again empty. So why do you call me Naomi, seeing Yahweh has condemned me, that the Almighty has afflicted me?"
 
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-\v 22 So Naomi and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
+\v 22 So Naomi and Ruth the Moabite woman, her daughter-in-law, returned from the country of Moab. They came to Bethlehem at the beginning of the barley harvest.
 
 
 

08-RUT/02.usfm

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 \v 1 Now Naomi's husband, Elimelek, had a kinsman, Boaz, who was a wealthy, influential man.
-\v 2 Ruth, the Moabitess, said to Naomi, "Now let me go and glean what remains among the ears of grain in the fields. I will follow anyone in whose eyes I will find favor." So Naomi said to her, "Go, my daughter."
+\v 2 Ruth, the Moabite woman, said to Naomi, "Now let me go and glean what remains among the ears of grain in the fields. I will follow anyone in whose eyes I will find favor." So Naomi said to her, "Go, my daughter."
 
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 \v 3 Ruth went and gleaned what remained in the fields after they had harvested it. She happened to come to the portion of the fields belonging to Boaz, who was related to Elimelek.
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 \v 20 Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "May he be blessed by Yahweh, who has not left off his loyalty to the living and to the dead." Naomi said to her, "That man is near of kin to us, one of our kinsman-redeemers."
 
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-\v 21 Ruth the Moabitess said, "Indeed, he said to me, 'You should keep close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.'"
+\v 21 Ruth the Moabite woman said, "Indeed, he said to me, 'You should keep close to my young men until they have finished all my harvest.'"
 \v 22 Naomi said to Ruth her daughter-in-law, "It is good, my daughter, that you go out with his young female workers, so that you do not come to harm in any other field."
 
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08-RUT/04.usfm

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 \v 4 I thought to inform you and say to you, 'Buy it in the presence of those who are sitting here, and in the presence of the elders of my people.' If you wish to redeem it, redeem it. But if you do not wish to redeem it, then tell me, so that I may know, for there is no one to redeem it besides you, and I am after you." Then the other man said, "I will redeem it."
 
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-\v 5 Then Boaz said, "On the day that you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also take Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead man, in order to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance."
+\v 5 Then Boaz said, "On the day that you buy the field from the hand of Naomi, you must also take Ruth the Moabite woman, the widow of a dead man, in order to raise up the name of the dead on his inheritance."
 \v 6 Then the near kinsman said, "I cannot redeem it for myself without damaging my own inheritance. You take my right of redemption for yourself, for I cannot redeem it."
 
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 \v 9 Then Boaz said to the elders and to all the people, "You are witnesses today that I have bought all that was Elimelek's and all that was Kilion's and Mahlon's from the hand of Naomi.
-\v 10 Moreover about Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon: I have also acquired her to be my wife, in order that I might raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. You are witnesses today."
+\v 10 Also Ruth the Moabite woman, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired to be my wife, in order that I might raise up the name of the dead man on his inheritance, so that his name will not be cut off from among his brothers and from the gate of his place. Today you are witnesses!"
 
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 \v 11 All the people who were in the gate and the elders said, "We are witnesses. May Yahweh make the woman who has come into your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built up the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be renowned in Bethlehem.

09-1SA/27.usfm

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 \v 2 David arose and passed over, he and the six hundred men who were with him, to Achish son of Maok, the king of Gath.
-\v 3 David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his own household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
+\v 3 David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his own household, and David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite woman, and Abigail the Carmelite woman, Nabal's wife.
 \v 4 Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, so he looked for him no longer.
 
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09-1SA/30.usfm

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 \v 4 Then David and the people that were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more power to weep.
 
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-\v 5 David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
+\v 5 David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite woman, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
 \v 6 David was greatly distressed, for the people were talking about stoning him, for all the people were bitter in spirit, each man for his sons and daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh, his God.
 
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11-1KI/14.usfm

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-\v 21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon was reigning in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his name. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
+\v 21 Now Rehoboam son of Solomon was reigning in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his name. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite woman.
 \v 22 Judah did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh; they provoked him to jealousy with the sins that they committed, more than everything that their fathers had done.
 
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 \v 29 As for the other matters concerning Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?
 \v 30 There was constant warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
-\v 31 So Rehoboam slept with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijah his son became king in his place.
+\v 31 So Rehoboam slept with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite woman. Abijah his son became king in his place.
 
 
 

14-2CH/04.usfm

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 \v 22 Also the lamp trimmers, basins, spoons, and incense burners were all made of pure gold. As for the entrance into the house, its inner doors into the most holy place and the doors of the house, that is, of the temple, were made of gold.
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14-2CH/12.usfm

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-\v 13 So King Rehoboam made his kingship strong in Jerusalem, and thus he reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that Yahweh had chosen from all the tribes of Israel so that he might put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah, the Ammonitess.
+\v 13 So King Rehoboam made his kingship strong in Jerusalem, and thus he reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that Yahweh had chosen from all the tribes of Israel so that he might put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite woman.
 \v 14 He did what was evil, because he did not fix his heart to seek Yahweh.
 
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14-2CH/24.usfm

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 \v 25 By the time that the Arameans had gone, Joash had been severely wounded. His own servants plotted against him because of the murder of the sons of Jehoiada, the priest. They killed him in his bed, and he died; they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
-\v 26 These were the persons who plotted against him: Zabad son of Shimeath, the Ammonitess; and Jehozabad son of Shimrith, the Moabitess.
+\v 26 These were the persons who plotted against him: Zabad son of Shimeath, a Ammonite woman; and Jehozabad son of Shimrith, a Moabite woman.
 
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 \v 27 Now the accounts about his sons, the important prophecies that were spoken about him, and the rebuilding of the house of God, see, they are written in The Commentary on the book of the kings. Amaziah his son, became king in his place.

18-JOB/01.usfm

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 \v 6 Then it was the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh. Satan also came with them.
-\v 7 Yahweh said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, "From wandering on the earth, from going  back and forth on it."
+\v 7 Yahweh said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, "From wandering on the earth, from going back and forth on it."
 \v 8 Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and turns from evil."
 
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 \v 20 Then Job rose, tore his robe, shaved his head, lay facedown on the ground, and worshiped God.
-\v 21 He said, "I was naked when I came out of my mother's womb, and I will be naked  when I will return there. It is Yahweh who gave, and it is Yahweh who has taken away. May the name of Yahweh be blessed."
+\v 21 He said, "I was naked when I came out of my mother's womb, and I will be naked when I will return there. It is Yahweh who gave, and it is Yahweh who has taken away. May the name of Yahweh be blessed."
 \v 22 In all this matter, Job did not sin, nor did he accuse God of wrongdoing.
 
 

18-JOB/02.usfm

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 \v 1 Then it was the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh. Satan also came with them to present himself before Yahweh.
-\v 2 Yahweh said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, "From wandering on the earth, from going  back and forth on it."
+\v 2 Yahweh said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, "From wandering on the earth, from going back and forth on it."
 
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 \v 3 Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and turns away from evil. He still holds fast to his integrity, although you misled me against him, to destroy him without cause."

18-JOB/13.usfm

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 \v 3 However, I would rather speak with the Almighty;
-\q  I wish to reason with God.
+\q I wish to reason with God.
 \q
 \v 4 But you whitewash the truth with lies;
 \q you are all physicians of no value.

18-JOB/17.usfm

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 \v 11 My days are past; my plans are shattered,
-\q and so are the desires of my heart.  
-\f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa My days are past, as are my plans. The wishes of my heart are finished \fqa* or \fqa ... the strings of my heart have been broken \fqa* . Others have \fqa My days are past; my plans are over, as are the wishes of my heart \fqa* \f*
+\q and so are the desires of my heart. \f + \ft Some modern versions have \fqa My days are past, as are my plans. The wishes of my heart are finished \fqa* or \fqa ... the strings of my heart have been broken \fqa* . Others have \fqa My days are past; my plans are over, as are the wishes of my heart \fqa* \f*
 \q
 \v 12 These people, these mockers, change the night into day;
 \q light is near to darkness.

18-JOB/20.usfm

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 \v 17 He will not enjoy the streams,
-\q  the torrents of honey and butter.
+\q the torrents of honey and butter.
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 \v 18 He will give back the fruit of his labor and will not be able to eat it;
 \q he will not enjoy the wealth earned by his commerce.

19-PSA/003.usfm

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 \v 5 I lay down and slept;
-\q  I awoke, for Yahweh protected me.
+\q I awoke, for Yahweh protected me.
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 \v 6 I will not be afraid of the multitudes of people
 \q who have set themselves against me on every side.

19-PSA/018.usfm

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 \v 13 Yahweh thundered in the heavens! The voice of the Most High shouted.
-\f + \ft Some modern versions add after shouted, \fqa hailstones and  coals of fire \fqa* this expression may be an accidental repetition from the previous verse. \f*
+\f + \ft Some modern versions add after shouted, \fqa hailstones and coals of fire \fqa* this expression may be an accidental repetition from the previous verse. \f*
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 \v 14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; many lightning bolts dispersed them. 
 

21-ECC/09.usfm

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 \v 9 Live happily with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of uselessness, the days that God has given you under the sun during your days of uselessness. That is your reward in life for your work under the sun.
-\v 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, work at it with your strength, because there is no work or explanation or knowledge or wisdom in  Sheol, where you are going.
+\v 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, work at it with your strength, because there is no work or explanation or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, where you are going.
 
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 \v 11 I have seen some interesting things under the sun:

23-ISA/07.usfm

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 \v 21 On that day, a man will keep alive a young cow and two sheep,
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 \v 22 and because of the abundance of milk which they shall give, he will eat curds,
-\q1 for everyone left in the land  will eat curds and honey.
+\q1 for everyone left in the land will eat curds and honey.
 
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23-ISA/25.usfm

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 \q1 a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat.
 \q1 When the breath of the ruthless was like a storm against a wall,
 \q1
-\v 5 and like  heat in a dry land,
+\v 5 and like heat in a dry land,
 \q1 you subdued the noise of foreigners,
 \q1 as the heat is subdued by the shade of a cloud, 
 \q1 so the song of the ruthless ones is answered.

23-ISA/36.usfm

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 \v 15 Do not let Hezekiah make you trust in Yahweh, saying, "Yahweh will surely rescue us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria."'
 
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-\v 16  Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: 'Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and from his own fig tree, and drink from the water in his own cistern.
+\v 16 Do not listen to Hezekiah, for this is what the king of Assyria says: 'Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from his own vine and from his own fig tree, and drink from the water in his own cistern.
 \v 17 You will do this until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards.'
 
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23-ISA/51.usfm

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 \v 19 These two troubles happened to you—who will grieve with you?—
 \q1 desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword. Who will comfort you?
-\f + \ft The Hebrew text and some modern versions have \fqa How will I comfort you? \fqa* , most modern versions correct this passage to \fqa Who will comfort you? \fqa*  \f*
+\f + \ft The Hebrew text and some modern versions have \fqa How will I comfort you? \fqa* , most modern versions correct this passage to \fqa Who will comfort you? \f*
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 \v 20 Your sons have fainted; they lie at every street corner, like an antelope in a net;
 \q1 they are filled with the anger of Yahweh, the rebuke of your God.

24-JER/23.usfm

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-\v 33 When these people, or a prophet, or a priest asks you, 'What is the burden of Yahweh?' you will say to them, 'You are the burden, and I will cast you off'—this is  Yahweh's declaration.
+\v 33 When these people, or a prophet, or a priest asks you, 'What is the burden of Yahweh?' you will say to them, 'You are the burden, and I will cast you off'—this is Yahweh's declaration.
 \v 34 As for the prophets, priests, and people who are saying, 'This is the burden of Yahweh' I will punish that man and his house.
 
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26-EZK/04.usfm

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 \v 1 "But you, son of man, take a brick for yourself and place it before you. Then carve the city of Jerusalem on it.
 \v 2 Then lay siege against it, and build forts against it. Raise up an assault ramp against it and set camps around it. Place battering rams all around it.
-\v 3 Then take for yourself an iron pan and use it as an iron wall between yourself and the city and set your face against it, for it will be under siege, and you are to put  the siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
+\v 3 Then take for yourself an iron pan and use it as an iron wall between yourself and the city and set your face against it, for it will be under siege, and you are to put the siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
 
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26-EZK/18.usfm

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 \v 27 But when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness that he has done and performs justice and righteousness, then he will preserve his life.
-\v 28 For he has seen and turned away from all the transgressions that he had done. He  will surely live, and he will not die.
+\v 28 For he has seen and turned away from all the transgressions that he had done. He will surely live, and he will not die.
 
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 \v 29 But the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not fair!' How is my way not fair, house of Israel? It is your ways that are not fair.

26-EZK/21.usfm

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 \v 26 the Lord Yahweh says this to you: Remove the turban and take off the crown! Things will no longer be the same! Exalt the lowly and humble the exalted!
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-\v 27  A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! It will not be restored until the one comes who is assigned to execute judgment.
+\v 27 A ruin! A ruin! I will make it a ruin! It will not be restored until the one comes who is assigned to execute judgment.
 
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26-EZK/23.usfm

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 \v 20 So she lusted for her lovers,
 \q whose private parts were like those of donkeys, and whose reproductive emissions were like those of horses.
 \q
-\v 21 This is how you committed shameful acts of your youth, when the Egyptians  fondled your nipples and squeezed your young breasts.
+\v 21 This is how you committed shameful acts of your youth, when the Egyptians fondled your nipples and squeezed your young breasts.
 
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26-EZK/24.usfm

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-\v 1  The word of Yahweh came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, and  on the tenth day of the month, saying,
+\v 1 The word of Yahweh came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, and on the tenth day of the month, saying,
 \v 2 "Son of man, write for yourself the name of this day, this exact day, for this exact day the king of Babylon has besieged Jerusalem.
 
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26-EZK/28.usfm

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 \v 11 The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
 \v 12 "Son of man, lift up a lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
-\v 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you:  ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.
+\v 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone covered you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made from gold. It was on the day you were created that they were prepared.
 
 
 

26-EZK/42.usfm

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 \v 4 A passage ten cubits in width and one hundred cubits in length ran in front of the rooms. The rooms' doors were toward the north.
 \f + \ft Some ancient versions and many modern versions read \fqa one hundred cubits \fqa* . Ancient Hebrew copies and some modern versions read read \fqa one cubit \fqa* . \f*
 \v 5 But the upper halls were smaller, for the walkways took away from them more space than they did in the lowest and middle levels of the building.
-\v 6 For the halls on the third story had no columns, unlike the courtyards, which did have columns. So the highest level's rooms were  smaller in size compared to the rooms in the lowest and middle levels.
+\v 6 For the halls on the third story had no columns, unlike the courtyards, which did have columns. So the highest level's rooms were smaller in size compared to the rooms in the lowest and middle levels.
  
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 \v 7 The outside wall ran along the rooms toward the outer courtyard, the courtyard that was in front of the rooms. That wall was fifty cubits in length.
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 \v 16 He measured the east side with a measuring stick—five hundred cubits with the measuring stick.
-\f + \ft Instead of  \fqa five hundred cubits \fqa* , which some ancient and most modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa five hundred measuring sticks \fqa* , which seems to be an error. \f*
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa five hundred cubits \fqa* , which some ancient and most modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa five hundred measuring sticks \fqa* , which seems to be an error. \f*
 \v 17 He measured the north side—five hundred cubits with the measuring stick.
-\f + \ft Instead of  \fqa five hundred cubits \fqa* , which some ancient and most modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa five hundred measuring sticks \fqa* , which seems to be an error. \f*
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa five hundred cubits, \fqa* which some ancient and most modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa five hundred measuring sticks \fqa* , which seems to be an error. \f*
 \v 18 He also measured the south side—five hundred cubits with the measuring stick.
-\f + \ft Instead of  \fqa five hundred cubits \fqa* , which some ancient and most modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa five hundred measuring sticks \fqa* , which seems to be an error. \f*
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa five hundred cubits \fqa* , which some ancient and most modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa five hundred measuring sticks \fqa* , which seems to be an error. \f*
 \v 19 He also turned and measured the west side—five hundred cubits with the measuring stick.
-\f + \ft Instead of  \fqa five hundred cubits \fqa* , which some ancient and most modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa five hundred measuring sticks \fqa* , which seems to be an error. \f*
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa five hundred cubits \fqa* , which some ancient and most modern versions read, Hebrew reads \fqa five hundred measuring sticks \fqa* , which seems to be an error. \f*
 
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 \v 20 He measured it on four sides. It had a wall around it that was five hundred cubits in length, and five hundred cubits in width, to separate the holy from that which is common.

33-MIC/05.usfm

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 \q the soldiers have set up a siege around city,
 \q with a rod they will strike the judge of Israel
 \q on the cheek.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa come together in battle ranks \fqa* , some interpreters translate \fqa cut yourselves \fqa* , referring to the pagan practice of cutting oneself while praying to idols. Also, some modern versions follow an ancient version that reads \fqa build up your fortifications  \fqa* . \f* 
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa come together in battle ranks \fqa* , some interpreters translate \fqa cut yourselves \fqa* , referring to the pagan practice of cutting oneself while praying to idols. Also, some modern versions follow an ancient version that reads \fqa build up your fortifications \fqa* . \f*
 
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33-MIC/06.usfm

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 \v 1 Now listen to what Yahweh says,
-\q  "Arise and state your case before the mountains;
+\q "Arise and state your case before the mountains;
 \q let the hills hear your voice.
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 \v 2 Listen to Yahweh's lawsuit, you mountains,

35-HAB/02.usfm

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 \v 13 Is it not from Yahweh of hosts
 \q2 that peoples labor for fire and all the other nations weary themselves for nothing?
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-\v 14 Yet the land will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh as  the waters cover the sea.
+\v 14 Yet the land will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Yahweh as the waters cover the sea.
 
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39-MAL/02.usfm

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 \v 10 Is there not one father for us all? Has not one God created us? Why are we faithless each man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?
 \v 11 Judah has been faithless. A disgusting thing has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the holy place of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.
 \v 12 May Yahweh cut off from the tents of Jacob the man who does this, the one who is awake and the one who answers, even if he is bringing an offering to Yahweh of hosts.
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa  the one who is awake and the one who answers \fqa* , some versions have other expressions such as \fqa the master and the one who studies \fqa* . \f*
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa the one who is awake and the one who answers \fqa* , some versions have other expressions such as \fqa the master and the one who studies \fqa* . \f*
 
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 \v 13 You also do this: You cover the altar of Yahweh with tears, with weeping and sighing, because he still does not turn toward the offering or accept it with favor from your hand.

41-MAT/08.usfm

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 \v 32 Jesus said to them, "Go!" The demons came out and went into the pigs; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep hill into the sea and they died in the water.
 
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-\v 33 Those who had been tending the pigs ran away and they went into the city and  reported everything, especially what had happened to the men who had been controlled by demons.
+\v 33 Those who had been tending the pigs ran away and they went into the city and reported everything, especially what had happened to the men who had been controlled by demons.
 \v 34 Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

42-MRK/13.usfm

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 \v 17 But woe to those who are with child and to those who are nursing infants in those days!
 \v 18 Pray that it might not occur in the winter.
 \v 19 For there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning, when God created the world, until now, no, nor ever will be again.
-\v 20 Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those  whom he chose, he cut short the days.
+\v 20 Unless the Lord had shortened the days, no flesh would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those whom he chose, he cut short the days.
 
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 \v 21 Then if anyone says to you, 'Look, here is the Christ!' or 'Look, there he is!' do not believe it.

43-LUK/07.usfm

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 \v 24 After John's messengers had gone away, Jesus began to say to the crowds about John, "What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
 \v 25 But what did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothes? Look, those who wear expensive clothing and who live in luxury are in kings' palaces.
 
-\v 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and  more than a prophet.
+\v 26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
 
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 \v 27 This is he of whom it is written,

43-LUK/08.usfm

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 \v 31 They kept begging him not to send them into the abyss.
 
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-\v 32 Now a large herd of pigs was there feeding on the hillside. The demons begged  him to let them go into them, and he gave them permission.
+\v 32 Now a large herd of pigs was there feeding on the hillside. The demons begged him to let them go into them, and he gave them permission.
 \v 33 So the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and was drowned.
 
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44-JHN/16.usfm

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 \v 18 Therefore they said, "What is this that he says, 'A short amount of time'? We do not know what he is talking about."
 
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-\v 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while and  you will no longer see me, and again a little while and you will see me'?
+\v 19 Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him, and he said to them, "Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, 'A little while and you will no longer see me, and again a little while and you will see me'?
 \v 20 Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will be glad. You will become full of sadness, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
 \v 21 When a woman gives birth she has sadness because her hour has come, but when she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers her pain because of her joy that a man has been born into the world.
 

45-ACT/04.usfm

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-\v 32 The great number of those who believed were of one heart and soul. No one  said that anything he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common.
+\v 32 The great number of those who believed were of one heart and soul. No one said that anything he possessed was his own, but they had everything in common.
 \v 33 With great power the apostles were proclaiming their testimony about the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.
 
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45-ACT/10.usfm

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 \fqa When he comes, he will speak to you. \f*
 
 \v 33 So at once I sent for you. You are kind to have come. Now then, we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear everything that you have been instructed by the Lord to say."
-\f + \ft Instead of \fqa instructed by the Lord to say \fqa*  ,  some ancient copies have,
-\fqa instructed by God to say. \f*
+\f + \ft Instead of \fqa instructed by the Lord to say, \fqa* some ancient copies have, \fqa instructed by God to say. \f*
 
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 \v 34 Then Peter opened his mouth and said,

45-ACT/16.usfm

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 \v 37 But Paul said to them, "They have publicly beaten us without a trial, even through we are Romans citizens—and they threw us into prison. Do they now want to send us away secretly? No! Let them come themselves and lead us out."
 \v 38 The guards reported these words to the magistrates, and when they heard that Paul and Silas were Romans, they were afraid.
-\v 39 The magistrates came and apologized to them and brought them out, asking them  them to go away from the city.
+\v 39 The magistrates came and apologized to them and brought them out, asking them them to go away from the city.
 
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 \v 40 So Paul and Silas went out of the prison and came to the house of Lydia. When Paul and Silas saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed from the city.

45-ACT/20.usfm

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 \p "You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I always spent my time with you.
 \v 19 I kept serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind and with tears, and in sufferings that happened to me because of the plots of the Jews.
 \v 20 You know how I did not keep back from declaring to you anything that was useful, and how I taught you in public and from house to house,
-\v 21  testifying both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus.
+\v 21 testifying both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and of faith in our Lord Jesus.
 
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 \v 22 Now look, I am going to Jerusalem, compelled by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there,

45-ACT/28.usfm

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-\v 11 After three months we set sail in an ship that had spent the winter at the island,  a ship of Alexandria, with "the twin gods" as it figurehead. 
+\v 11 After three months we set sail in an ship that had spent the winter at the island, a ship of Alexandria, with "the twin gods" as it figurehead. 
 \v 12 After we landed at the city of Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
 
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48-2CO/01.usfm

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 \v 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, whom Silvanus, Timothy and I proclaimed among you, is not "Yes" and "No." Instead, he is always "Yes."
-\v 20 For all the promises of God are "Yes" in him.  So also through him we say "Amen" to the glory of God.
+\v 20 For all the promises of God are "Yes" in him. So also through him we say "Amen" to the glory of God.
 
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 \v 21 Now it is God who confirms us with you in Christ, and he appointed us,

49-GAL/02.usfm

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 \v 15 We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners;
-\v 16 yet we know that no person is justified by the works of the law but through faith in  Christ Jesus. We also came to faith in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law. For by the works of the law no flesh will be justified.
+\v 16 yet we know that no person is justified by the works of the law but through faith in Christ Jesus. We also came to faith in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law. For by the works of the law no flesh will be justified.
 
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 \v 17 But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we too, were found to be sinners, does Christ then promote sin? Absolutely not!

50-EPH/01.usfm

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 \v 3 May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.
-\v 4 God chose us in him from the beginning of the world, that we may be holy and blameless in his sight in love \f + \ft Some interpreters place the phrase  \fqa in love \fqa* with the next sentence, EPH 1:5 \fqa In love God chose us ... \f*.
+\v 4 God chose us in him from the beginning of the world, that we may be holy and blameless in his sight in love \f + \ft Some interpreters place the phrase \fqa in love \fqa* with the next sentence, EPH 1:5 \fqa In love God chose us ... \f*.
 
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51-PHP/01.usfm

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 \v 17 But the former proclaim Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely. They think they will afflict me while I am in chains.
 
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-\v 18 What then?  Only that in every way—whether from false motives or from true—Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,
+\v 18 What then? Only that in every way—whether from false motives or from true—Christ is proclaimed, and in this I rejoice. Yes, and I will rejoice,
 \v 19 for I know that this will result in my deliverance through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
 
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54-2TH/01.usfm

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-\v 3 We should always give thanks to God for you, brothers.  For this is appropriate, because your faith is growing very much, and the love of each of you abounds for one another.
+\v 3 We should always give thanks to God for you, brothers. For this is appropriate, because your faith is growing very much, and the love of each of you abounds for one another.
 \v 4 So we ourselves speak proudly about you among the churches of God. We talk about your patience and faith in all your persecutions. We talk about the afflictions that you endure.
 
 \v 5 This is a sign of God's righteous judgment. The result is that you will be considered worthy of the kingdom of God for which you suffer.

63-1JN/01.usfm

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 \v 3 That which we have seen and heard we declare also to you, so you also will have fellowship with us. Our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
 \v 4 Also, we are writing these things to you so that our joy will be complete.
-\f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa And we are writing these things to you so that your joy will be complete. \fqa*  \f*
+\f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa And we are writing these things to you so that your joy will be complete. \f*
 
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63-1JN/04.usfm

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 \v 1 Beloved, do not believe every spirit. Instead, test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
 \v 2 By this you will know the Spirit of God—every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,
 \v 3 and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world.
-\f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa and every spirit that does not acknowledge that Jesus has come in the flesh is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world. \fqa*  \f*
+\f + \ft Some older versions read, \fqa and every spirit that does not acknowledge that Jesus has come in the flesh is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming, and now is already in the world. \f*
 
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 \v 4 You are from God, dear children, and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.

67-REV/05.usfm

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-\v 11 Then I looked and heard the sound of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders. Their total number  was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands.
+\v 11 Then I looked and heard the sound of many angels around the throne and the living creatures and the elders. Their total number was ten thousands of ten thousands and thousands of thousands.
 \v 12 They said in a loud voice,
 \pi "Worthy is the Lamb who has been slaughtered to receive power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and praise."
 

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 \v 17 Another angel came out from the temple in heaven; he also had a sharp sickle.
-\v 18 Still another angel came out from the incense altar, who had authority over the fire. He called out with a loud voice to the one  who had the sharp sickle, "Take your sharp sickle and gather in the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, for their grapes are now ripe."
+\v 18 Still another angel came out from the incense altar, who had authority over the fire. He called out with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, "Take your sharp sickle and gather in the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, for their grapes are now ripe."
 
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 \v 19 The angel swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the grape harvest of the earth. He threw it into the great wine vat of God's wrath.

67-REV/21.usfm

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 \v 23 The city had no need of the sun or the moon in order to shine on it because the glory of God shone on it, and its lamp is the Lamb.
 \v 24 The nations will walk by the light of that city. The kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.
-\f + \ft Some older copies read, \fqa The nations that are saved will walk by the light of that city. \fqa*  \f*
+\f + \ft Some older copies read, \fqa The nations that are saved will walk by the light of that city. \f*
 \v 25 Its gates will not be shut during the day, and there will be no night there.
 
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