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Lexicon :: Strong's H1471 - gôy

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גּוֹי
Transliteration
gôy
Pronunciation
go'-ee
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Part of Speech
masculine noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (H1465)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 326e

Strong’s Definitions

גּוֹי gôwy, go'-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 558x

The KJV translates Strong's H1471 in the following manner: nation (374x), heathen (143x), Gentiles (30x), people (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 558x
The KJV translates Strong's H1471 in the following manner: nation (374x), heathen (143x), Gentiles (30x), people (11x).
masculine noun

  1. nation, people

    1. nation, people

      1. usually of non-Hebrew people

      2. of descendants of Abraham

      3. of Israel

    2. of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)

      proper masculine noun

    3. Goyim? = "nations"

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גּוֹי gôwy, go'-ee; rarely (shortened) גֹּי gôy; apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts:—Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
STRONGS H1471: Abbreviations
גּוֺי 561 noun masculineGenesis 12:2 nation, people (Late Hebrew id. Gentiles, Phoenician גו community, axvfg, Sabean גו id., DHMZMG 1883, 348) — ג׳ Genesis 12:2 121 times; suffix 1st person singular גּוֺיִ Zephaniah 2:9, גּוֺיֶ֑ךָ Psalm 106:5, גּוֺיֵךְ Kt Ezekiel 36:13, 14, 15 (Qr wrongly גּוֺיַיִךְ compare Co, who strike out Ezekiel 36:15); plural גּוֺיִם Genesis 10:5 410 times + Qr Genesis 25:23; Psalm 79:10 (Kt גיים) + 6 times Ezekiel (variant reading emended Co); construct גּוֺיֵי Genesis 18:18 + 8 times, גּוֺיֵ 2 Chronicles 32:13; Ezra 6:21 (compare Baer's notes); suffix גּוֺיֵהֶם Genesis 10:5, 20, 31, 32; —
1. nation, people Genesis 10:5 (twice in verse); Genesis 10:20, 31, 32 (twice in verse) (all P) +; Isaiah 2:2, 4 (twice in verse) = Micah 4:2, 3(twice in verse); Job 12:23 (twice in verse); Job 34:29; Proverbs 14:34; כֹּל גּוֺיֵי הָאָרֶץ Genesis 18:18; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4 (all J); Deuteronomy 28:1.
a. specifically of descendants of Abraham, גּוֺי גָּדוֺל Genesis 12:2; compare Genesis 18:18 (both J), גּוֺיִם Genesis 17:6, הֲמוֺן גּוֺיִם Genesis 17:4, 15 (all P); of Sarah גּוֺיִם Genesis 17:16 (P); of Ishmael גּוֺי Genesis 21:13, גָּוֺי גָּדוֺל Genesis 21:18 (both E), גּוֺי גָּדוֺל Genesis 17:20 (P); of Jacob גּוֺי וּקְהַל גּוֺיִם Genesis 35:11 (P), גּוֺי גָּדוֺל Genesis 46:3 (E); of Ephraim מְלֹא הַגּ׳ Genesis 48:19 (J); of Moses גּוֺי גָּדוֺל Exodus 32:10 (J) compare Numbers 14:12 (J) Deuteronomy 9:14; of Jacob and Esau as two nations Genesis 25:23 (J).
b. definitely of Israel Exodus 19:6 (קָדוֺשׁ גּ׳) Exodus 33:13 (both J E), Deuteronomy 4:6 (הַגּוֺי הַגָּדוֺל הַזֶּה, said by heathen compare Deuteronomy 4:7; Deuteronomy 4:8) see also Deuteronomy 4:34, Deuteronomy 26:5 compare Psalm 33:12; Psalm 83:5 (said by enemies) Jeremiah 31:36; Jeremiah 33:24; Ezekiel 37:22; in narrative Joshua 3:17; Joshua 4:1; Joshua 5:8 (JE), Joshua 5:6 (D), Joshua 10:13 (in poetry, no article); of Israel and Judah as two nations Ezekiel 35:10 (said by heathen) Ezekiel 37:22; of Judah Isaiah 26:2, 15 (twice in verse); compare Isaiah 58:2; Isaiah 60:22; Micah 4:7; once my people Zephaniah 2:9 (|| עַם); thy people Psalm 106:5 (i.e. of י׳), compare also Ezekiel 36:13, 14 (read Kt); especially of Israel and (or) Judah as sinful, rebellious Deuteronomy 32:28; Judges 2:20; Isaiah 1:4; Isaiah 10:6; Jeremiah 5:9, 29; Jeremiah 7:28; Jeremiah 9:8; Jeremiah 12:17; Ezekiel 2:3 (strike out Greek Version of the LXX Co) Haggai 2:14; Malachi 3:9. — Note. This definite reference to Israel and (or) Judah is comparatively rare; in Hexateuch not P (yet see Genesis 17:4, 5, 6, 16; Genesis 35:11 P); seldom in exile & post-exile prophets; not Chronicles —
c. usually of non-Hebrew peoples Exodus 9:24; Exodus 34:10 (JE) Leviticus 25:44 (H) Numbers 14:15 (J) Deuteronomy 15:6 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 5:11; 1 Chronicles 14:17; 1 Chronicles 16:20; Isaiah 11:10, 12 + often; opposed to Israel as עם י׳ 2 Samuel 7:23; 1 Chronicles 17:21 (twice in verse) etc., see H5971 עם, compare also Numbers 23:9; note especially גְּלִיל הַגּוֺיִם Isaiah 8:23 [Isaiah 9:1] circle or district of the nations (see H1551 גָּלִיל); also חֲרשֶׁת הַגּ׳ Judges 4:2, 13, 16 Charosheth of the nations, & מֶלֶךְ גּוֺיִם לְגִלְגָּ֖ל Joshua 12:23 king of nations (peoples, tribes) belonging to Gilgal (Greek Version of the LXX Di to the district, i.e 'Galilee'); especially of these peoples as heathen: idolatrous Leviticus 8:24, 28 (P) Leviticus 20:23 (H) 1 Kings 14:24; 2 Kings 17:8, 11, 15, 26, 29 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 28:3; 32:13 +, Ezra 6:21; Ezekiel 5:6 +; hostile Genesis 15:14 (J) Leviticus 26:33, 38, 45 (H) Deuteronomy 4:27; Deuteronomy 9:4, 5; Deuteronomy 18:9; 1 Chronicles 16:35; Jeremiah 5:15; Ezekiel 4:13 — Jeremiah Ezekiel, etc.; in simile Ezekiel 20:32; Ezekiel 25:8; sometimes || עַם Psalm 33:10; Psalm 33:12; Isaiah 11:10; Jeremiah 6:18, see also Isaiah 2:2, 4 compare with Micah 4:1, 3.
2. figurative of swarm of locusts Joel 1:6; of all species of beasts Zephaniah 2:14.
3. גּוֺיִם Genesis 14:1, 9 probably mutilated proper name see below.

גּוֺיִם proper name, of a people Genesis 14:1, 9, in phrase תִּדְעָל מֶלֶךְ גּוֺיִם Tid`al king of Goim; probably a Babylonian (Elamitic, etc.) name corrupted; H. Rawlinson proposes Gutî a people northeast of Babylonia COT on Genesis 14:1; also KGF258and elsewhere; compare also DlPa 233 f.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:4; 10:5; 10:5; 10:5; 10:20; 10:20; 10:31; 10:31; 10:32; 10:32; 12:1; 12:2; 12:2; 12:2; 14:1; 14:1; 14:1; 14:9; 14:9; 15:14; 17:4; 17:4; 17:5; 17:6; 17:6; 17:15; 17:16; 17:16; 17:20; 18:18; 18:18; 18:18; 21:13; 21:18; 22:18; 25:23; 25:23; 26:4; 35:11; 35:11; 46:3; 48:19

Exodus

9:24; 19:6; 32:10; 33:13; 34:10

Leviticus

8:24; 8:28; 20:23; 25:44; 26:33; 26:38; 26:45

Numbers

14:12; 14:15; 23:9

Deuteronomy

4:6; 4:7; 4:8; 4:27; 4:34; 9:4; 9:5; 9:14; 15:6; 18:9; 26:5; 28:1; 32:28

Joshua

3:17; 4:1; 5:6; 5:8; 10:13; 12:23

Judges

2:20; 4:2; 4:13; 4:16

2 Samuel

7:23

1 Kings

5:11; 14:24

2 Kings

17:8; 17:11; 17:15; 17:26; 17:29

1 Chronicles

14:17; 16:20; 16:35; 17:21

2 Chronicles

28:3; 32:13; 32:13

Ezra

6:21; 6:21

Job

12:23; 34:29

Psalms

33:10; 33:12; 33:12; 79:10; 83:5; 106:5; 106:5

Proverbs

14:34

Isaiah

1:4; 2:2; 2:2; 2:4; 2:4; 9:1; 10:6; 11:10; 11:10; 11:12; 26:2; 26:15; 58:2; 60:22

Jeremiah

5:9; 5:15; 5:29; 6:18; 7:28; 9:8; 12:17; 31:36; 33:24

Ezekiel

2:3; 4:13; 5:6; 20:32; 25:8; 35:10; 36:13; 36:13; 36:14; 36:14; 36:15; 36:15; 37:22; 37:22

Joel

1:6

Micah

4:1; 4:2; 4:3; 4:3; 4:7

Zephaniah

2:9; 2:9; 2:14

Haggai

2:14

Malachi

3:9

H1471

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1471 matches the Hebrew גּוֹי (gôy),
which occurs 567 times in 511 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 11 (Gen 10:5–Deu 7:22)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:5 - ab his divisae sunt insulae gentium in regionibus suis unusquisque secundum linguam et familias in nationibus suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:20 - hii filii Ham in cognationibus et linguis et generationibus terrisque et gentibus suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:31 - isti filii Sem secundum cognationes et linguas et regiones in gentibus suis

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:32 - hae familiae Noe iuxta populos et nationes suas ab his divisae sunt gentes in terra post diluvium

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 12:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:2 - faciamque te in gentem magnam et benedicam tibi et magnificabo nomen tuum erisque benedictus

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:1 - factum est autem in illo tempore ut Amrafel rex Sennaar et Arioch rex Ponti et Chodorlahomor rex Aelamitarum et Thadal rex Gentium

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:9 - scilicet adversum Chodorlahomor regem Aelamitarum et Thadal regem Gentium et Amrafel regem Sennaar et Arioch regem Ponti quattuor reges adversus quinque

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:14 - verumtamen gentem cui servituri sunt ego iudicabo et post haec egredientur cum magna substantia

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:4 - dixitque ei Deus ego sum et pactum meum tecum erisque pater multarum gentium

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:5 - nec ultra vocabitur nomen tuum Abram sed appellaberis Abraham quia patrem multarum gentium constitui te

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:6 - faciamque te crescere vehementissime et ponam in gentibus regesque ex te egredientur

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:16 - et benedicam ei et ex illa dabo tibi filium cui benedicturus sum eritque in nationes et reges populorum orientur ex eo

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - super Ismahel quoque exaudivi te ecce benedicam ei et augebo et multiplicabo eum valde duodecim duces generabit et faciam illum in gentem magnam

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:18 - cum futurus sit in gentem magnam ac robustissimam et benedicendae sint in illo omnes nationes terrae

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:4 - Abimelech vero non tetigerat eam et ait Domine num gentem ignorantem et iustam interficies

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:13 - sed et filium ancillae faciam in gentem magnam quia semen tuum est

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 21:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:18 - surge tolle puerum et tene manum illius quia in gentem magnam faciam eum

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:18 - et benedicentur in semine tuo omnes gentes terrae quia oboedisti voci meae

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:23 - qui respondens ait duae gentes in utero tuo sunt et duo populi ex ventre tuo dividentur populusque populum superabit et maior minori serviet

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:4 - et multiplicabo semen tuum sicut stellas caeli daboque posteris tuis universas regiones has et benedicentur in semine tuo omnes gentes terrae

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:11 - dixitque ei ego Deus omnipotens cresce et multiplicare gentes et populi nationum erunt ex te reges de lumbis tuis egredientur

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:3 - ait illi Deus ego sum Fortissimus Deus patris tui noli timere et descende in Aegyptum quia in gentem magnam faciam te ibi

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:19 - qui rennuens ait scio fili mi scio et iste quidem erit in populos et multiplicabitur sed frater eius iunior maior illo erit et semen illius crescet in gentes

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:24 - et grando et ignis inmixta pariter ferebantur tantaeque fuit magnitudinis quanta ante numquam apparuit in universa terra Aegypti ex quo gens illa condita est

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:6 - et vos eritis mihi regnum sacerdotale et gens sancta haec sunt verba quae loqueris ad filios Israhel

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:10 - dimitte me ut irascatur furor meus contra eos et deleam eos faciamque te in gentem magnam

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 33:13 - si ergo inveni gratiam in conspectu tuo ostende mihi viam tuam ut sciam te et inveniam gratiam ante oculos tuos respice populum tuum gentem hanc

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:10 - respondit Dominus ego inibo pactum videntibus cunctis signa faciam quae numquam sunt visa super terram nec in ullis gentibus ut cernat populus in cuius es medio opus Domini terribile quod facturus sum

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:24 - cum enim tulero gentes a facie tua et dilatavero terminos tuos nullus insidiabitur terrae tuae ascendente te et apparente in conspectu Domini Dei tui ter in anno

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:24 - ne polluamini in omnibus his quibus contaminatae sunt universae gentes quas ego eiciam ante conspectum vestrum

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:28 - cavete ergo ne et vos similiter evomat cum paria feceritis sicut evomuit gentem quae fuit ante vos

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:23 - nolite ambulare in legitimis nationum quas ego expulsurus sum ante vos omnia enim haec fecerunt et abominatus sum eos

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:44 - servus et ancilla sint vobis de nationibus quae in circuitu vestro sunt

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:33 - vos autem dispergam in gentes et evaginabo post vos gladium eritque terra vestra deserta et civitates dirutae

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:38 - peribitis inter gentes et hostilis vos terra consumet

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:45 - [Vulgate 26:45a] et recordabor foederis mei pristini quando eduxi eos de terra Aegypti in conspectu gentium ut essem Deus eorum ego Dominus Deus

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:12 - feriam igitur eos pestilentia atque consumam te autem faciam principem super gentem magnam et fortiorem quam haec est

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:15 - quod occideris tantam multitudinem quasi unum hominem et dicant

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 23:9 - de summis silicibus videbo eum et de collibus considerabo illum populus solus habitabit et inter gentes non reputabitur

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:8 - Deus eduxit illum de Aegypto cuius fortitudo similis est rinocerotis devorabunt gentes hostes illius ossaque eorum confringent et perforabunt sagittis

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:20 - cumque vidisset Amalech adsumens parabolam ait principium gentium Amalech cuius extrema perdentur

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:6 - et observabitis et implebitis opere haec est enim vestra sapientia et intellectus coram populis ut audientes universa praecepta haec dicant en populus sapiens et intellegens gens magna

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:7 - nec est alia natio tam grandis quae habeat deos adpropinquantes sibi sicut Dominus Deus noster adest cunctis obsecrationibus nostris

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:8 - quae est enim alia gens sic inclita ut habeat caerimonias iustaque iudicia et universam legem quam ego proponam hodie ante oculos vestros

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:27

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:27 - atque disperget in omnes gentes et remanebitis pauci in nationibus ad quas vos ducturus est Dominus

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:34 - si fecit Deus ut ingrederetur et tolleret sibi gentem de medio nationum per temptationes signa atque portenta per pugnam et robustam manum extentumque brachium et horribiles visiones iuxta omnia quae fecit pro vobis Dominus Deus vester in Aegypto videntibus oculis tuis

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:38 - ut deleret nationes maximas et fortiores te in introitu tuo et introduceret te daretque tibi terram earum in possessionem sicut cernis in praesenti die

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:1 - cum introduxerit te Dominus Deus tuus in terram quam possessurus ingredieris et deleverit gentes multas coram te Hettheum et Gergeseum et Amorreum Chananeum et Ferezeum et Eveum et Iebuseum septem gentes multo maioris numeri quam tu es et robustiores te

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:17 - si dixeris in corde tuo plures sunt gentes istae quam ego quomodo potero delere eas

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:22 - ipse consumet nationes has in conspectu tuo paulatim atque per partes non poteris delere eas pariter ne forte multiplicentur contra te bestiae terrae

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