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H8193 — שָׂפָה

sa.phah · lips · Hebrew/Aramaic

: lips/mouth 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

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Genesis 11:1 · שָׂפָ֣הAnd the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.Genesis 11:6 · וְשָׂפָ֤הAnd Jehovah said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.Genesis 11:7 · שְׂפָתָ֑ם · שְׂפַ֥תCome, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.Genesis 11:9 · שְׂפַ֣תTherefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.Genesis 22:17 · שְׂפַ֣תthat in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;Genesis 41:3 · שְׂפַ֥תAnd, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the river.Genesis 41:17 · שְׂפַ֥תAnd Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river:Exodus 2:3 · שְׂפַ֥תAnd when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch; and she put the child therein, and laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.Exodus 6:12 · שְׂפָתָֽיִם׃ פAnd Moses spake before Jehovah, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircumcised lips?Exodus 6:30 · שְׂפָתַ֔יִםAnd Moses said before Jehovah, Behold, I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?Exodus 7:15 · שְׂפַ֣תGet thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river’s brink to meet him; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take in thy hand.Exodus 14:30 · שְׂפַ֥תThus Jehovah saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea-shore.Exodus 26:4 · שְׂפַ֤ת · בִּשְׂפַ֣תAnd thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling.Exodus 26:10 · שְׂפַ֤ת · שְׂפַ֣תAnd thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain which is outmost in the second coupling.Exodus 28:26 · שְׂפָת֕וֹAnd thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.Exodus 28:32 · שָׂפָ֡הAnd it shall have a hole for the head in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of a coat of mail, that it be not rent.Exodus 36:11 · שְׂפַ֤ת · בִּשְׂפַ֣תAnd he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second coupling.Exodus 36:17 · שְׂפַ֣ת · שְׂפַ֣תAnd he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second coupling.Exodus 39:19 · שְׂפָת֕וֹAnd they made two rings of gold, and put them upon the two ends of the breastplate, upon the edge thereof, which was toward the side of the ephod inward.Exodus 39:23 · שָׂפָ֥הand the hole of the robe in the midst thereof, as the hole of a coat of mail, with a binding round about the hole of it, that it should not be rent.Leviticus 5:4 · בִשְׂפָתַ֜יִםOr if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these things.Numbers 30:6 · שְׂפָתֶ֔יהָAnd if she be married to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul,Numbers 30:8 · שְׂפָתֶ֔יהָBut if her husband disallow her in the day that he heareth it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul: and Jehovah will forgive her.Numbers 30:12 · שְׂפָתֶ֧יהָBut if her husband made them null and void in the day that he heard them, then whatsoever proceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall not stand: her husband hath made them void; and Jehovah will forgive her.Deuteronomy 2:36 · שְׂפַת־From Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and from the city that is in the valley, even unto Gilead, there was not a city too high for us; Jehovah our God delivered up all before us:Deuteronomy 4:48 · שְׂפַת־from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, even unto mount Sion (the same is Hermon),Deuteronomy 23:23 · שְׂפָתֶ֖יךָThat which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt observe and do; according as thou hast vowed unto Jehovah thy God, a freewill-offering, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.Joshua 11:4 · שְׂפַת־And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.Joshua 12:2 · שְׂפַת־Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, the border of the children of Ammon;Joshua 13:9 · שְׂפַת־from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon;Joshua 13:16 · שְׂפַת־And their border was from Aroer, that is on the edge of the valley of the Arnon, and the city that is in the middle of the valley, and all the plain by Medeba;Judges 7:12 · שְׂפַ֥תAnd the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is upon the sea-shore for multitude.Judges 7:22 · שְׂפַת־And they blew the three hundred trumpets, and Jehovah set every man’s sword against his fellow, and against all the host; and the host fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.1 Samuel 1:13 · שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָNow Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.1 Samuel 13:5 · שְׂפַֽת־And the Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth-aven.1 Kings 4:29 · שְׂפַ֥תAnd God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea-shore.1 Kings 7:23 · מִשְּׂפָת֨וֹ · שְׂפָת֜וֹAnd he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.1 Kings 7:24 · לִשְׂפָת֤וֹ׀And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about: the knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.1 Kings 7:26 · וּשְׂפָת֛וֹ · שְׂפַת־And it was a handbreadth thick: and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it held two thousand baths.1 Kings 9:26 · שְׂפַ֥תAnd king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.2 Kings 2:13 · שְׂפַ֥תHe took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.2 Kings 18:20 · שְׂפָתַ֔יִםThou sayest (but they are but vain words), There is counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me?2 Kings 19:28 · בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָBecause of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.2 Chronicles 4:2 · מִשְּׂפָת֨וֹ · שְׂפָת֜וֹAlso he made the molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass; and the height thereof was five cubits; and a line of thirty cubits compassed it round about.2 Chronicles 4:5 · וּשְׂפָתוֹ֙ · שְׂפַת־And it was a handbreadth thick; and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, like the flower of a lily: it received and held three thousand baths.2 Chronicles 8:17 · שְׂפַ֥תThen went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, on the seashore in the land of Edom.Job 2:10 · בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃ פBut he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.Job 8:21 · וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָHe will yet fill thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with shouting.Job 11:2 · שְׂפָתַ֣יִםShould not the multitude of words be answered? And should a man full of talk be justified?Job 11:5 · שְׂפָתָ֣יוBut oh that God would speak, And open his lips against thee,Job 12:20 · שָׂ֭פָהHe removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.Job 13:6 · שְׂפָתַ֣יHear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.Job 15:6 · וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָThine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I; Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.Job 16:5 · שְׂפָתַ֣יBut I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage your grief.Job 23:12 · שְׂ֭פָתָיוI have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.Job 27:4 · שְׂפָתַ֣יSurely my lips shall not speak uprighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.Job 32:20 · שְׂפָתַ֣יI will speak, that I may be refreshed; I will open my lips and answer.Job 33:3 · שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יMy words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.Psalm 12:2 · שְׂפַ֥תThey speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.Psalm 12:3 · שִׂפְתֵ֣יJehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;Psalm 12:4 · שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּWho have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?Psalm 16:4 · שְׂפָתָֽי׃Their sorrows shall be multiplied that give gifts for another god: Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, Nor take their names upon my lips.Psalm 17:1 · שִׂפְתֵ֥יA Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.Psalm 17:4 · שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָAs for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.Psalm 21:2 · שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוThou hast given him his heart’s desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. [SelahPsalm 22:7 · בְ֝שָׂפָ֗הAll they that see me laugh me to scorn: They shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying,Psalm 31:18 · שִׂפְתֵ֫יLet the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.Psalm 34:13 · וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָKeep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.Psalm 40:9 · שְׂ֭פָתַיI have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.Psalm 45:2 · בְּשְׂפְתוֹתֶ֑יךָThou art fairer than the children of men; Grace is poured into thy lips: Therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.Psalm 51:15 · שְׂפָתַ֣יO Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.Psalm 59:7 · בְּשִׂפְתוֹתֵיהֶ֑םBehold, they belch out with their mouth; Swords are in their lips: For who, say they, doth hear?Psalm 59:12 · שְׂפָ֫תֵ֥ימוֹFor the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.Psalm 63:3 · שְׂפָתַ֥יBecause thy lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee.Psalm 63:5 · וְשִׂפְתֵ֥יMy soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;Psalm 66:14 · שְׂפָתָ֑יWhich my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.Psalm 71:23 · שְׂ֭פָתַיMy lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.Psalm 81:5 · שְׂפַ֖תHe appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, Where I heard a language that I knew not.Psalm 89:34 · שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יMy covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.Psalm 106:33 · בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו׃Because they were rebellious against his spirit, And he spake unadvisedly with his lips.Psalm 119:13 · בִּשְׂפָתַ֥יWith my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.Psalm 119:171 · שְׂפָתַ֣יLet my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.Psalm 120:2 · מִשְּׂפַת־Deliver my soul, O Jehovah, from lying lips, And from a deceitful tongue.Psalm 140:3 · שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹThey have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Adders’ poison is under their lips. [SelahPsalm 140:9 · שְׂפָתֵ֣ימוֹAs for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.Psalm 141:3 · שְׂפָתָֽי׃Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.Proverbs 4:24 · שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםPut away from thee a wayward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.Proverbs 5:2 · שְׂפָתֶ֥יךָThat thou mayest preserve discretion, And that thy lips may keep knowledge.Proverbs 5:3 · שִׂפְתֵ֣יFor the lips of a strange woman drop honey, And her mouth is smoother than oil:Proverbs 7:21 · שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָWith her much fair speech she causeth him to yield; With the flattering of her lips she forceth him along.Proverbs 8:6 · שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יHear, for I will speak excellent things; And the opening of my lips shall be right things.Proverbs 8:7 · שְׂפָתַ֣יFor my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.Proverbs 10:8 · שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםThe wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.Proverbs 10:10 · שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםHe that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.Proverbs 10:13 · בְּשִׂפְתֵ֣יIn the lips of him that hath discernment wisdom is found; But a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.Proverbs 10:18 · שִׂפְתֵי־He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.Proverbs 10:19 · שְׂפָתָ֣יוIn the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.Proverbs 10:21 · שִׂפְתֵ֣יThe lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.Proverbs 10:32 · שִׂפְתֵ֣יThe lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked speaketh perverseness.Proverbs 12:13 · שְׂ֭פָתַיִםIn the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man; But the righteous shall come out of trouble.Proverbs 12:19 · שְֽׂפַת־The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.Proverbs 12:22 · שִׂפְתֵי־Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.Proverbs 13:3 · שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוHe that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; But he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.Proverbs 14:3 · וְשִׂפְתֵ֥יIn the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.Proverbs 14:7 · שִׂפְתֵי־Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.Proverbs 14:23 · שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםIn all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.Proverbs 15:7 · שִׂפְתֵ֣יThe lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolish doeth not so.Proverbs 16:10 · שִׂפְתֵי־A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.Proverbs 16:13 · שִׂפְתֵי־Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.Proverbs 16:21 · שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִםThe wise in heart shall be called prudent; And the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.Proverbs 16:23 · שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוThe heart of the wise instructeth his mouth, And addeth learning to his lips.Proverbs 16:27 · שְׂ֝פָת֗וֹA worthless man deviseth mischief; And in his lips there is as a scorching fire.Proverbs 16:30 · שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוHe that shutteth his eyes, it is to devise perverse things: He that compresseth his lips bringeth evil to pass.Proverbs 17:4 · שְׂפַת־An evil-doer giveth heed to wicked lips; And a liar giveth ear to a mischievous tongue.Proverbs 17:7 · שְׂפַת־ · שְׂפַת־Excellent speech becometh not a fool; Much less do lying lips a prince.Proverbs 17:28 · שְׂפָתָ֣יוEven a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.Proverbs 18:6 · שִׂפְתֵ֣יA fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.Proverbs 18:7 · וּ֝שְׂפָתָ֗יוA fool’s mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.Proverbs 18:20 · שְׂפָתָ֣יוA man’s belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth; With the increase of his lips shall he be satisfied.Proverbs 19:1 · שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוBetter is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.Proverbs 20:15 · שִׂפְתֵי־There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.Proverbs 20:19 · שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוHe that goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets; Therefore company not with him that openeth wide his lips.Proverbs 22:11 · שְׂ֝פָתָ֗יוHe that loveth pureness of heart, For the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.Proverbs 22:18 · שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee, If they be established together upon thy lips.Proverbs 23:16 · שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יךָYea, my heart will rejoice, When thy lips speak right things.Proverbs 24:2 · שִׂפְתֵיהֶ֥םFor their heart studieth oppression, And their lips talk of mischief.Proverbs 24:26 · שְׂפָתַ֥יִםHe kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.Proverbs 24:28 · בִּשְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.Proverbs 26:23 · שְׂפָתַ֖יִםFervent lips and a wicked heart Are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.Proverbs 26:24 · בִּ֭שְׂפָתָיוHe that hateth dissembleth with his lips; But he layeth up deceit within him:Proverbs 27:2 · שְׂפָתֶֽיךָ׃Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; A stranger, and not thine own lips.Ecclesiastes 10:12 · וְשִׂפְת֥וֹתThe words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.Song of Solomon 4:3 · שִׂפְתֹתַ֔יִךְThy lips are like a thread of scarlet, And thy mouth is comely. Thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate Behind thy veil.Song of Solomon 4:11 · שִׂפְתוֹתַ֖יִךְThy lips, O my bride, drop as the honeycomb: Honey and milk are under thy tongue; And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.Song of Solomon 5:13 · שִׂפְתוֹתָיו֙His cheeks are as a bed of spices, As banks of sweet herbs: His lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.Song of Solomon 7:9 · שִׂפְתֵ֥יAnd thy mouth like the best wine, That goeth down smoothly for my beloved, Gliding through the lips of those that are asleep.Isaiah 6:5 · שְׂפָתַ֙יִם֙ · שְׂפָתַ֔יִםThen said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.Isaiah 6:7 · שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָand he touched my mouth with it, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin forgiven.Isaiah 11:4 · שְׂפָתָ֖יוbut with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.Isaiah 19:18 · שְׂפַ֣תIn that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Jehovah of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.Isaiah 28:11 · שָׂפָ֔הNay, but by men of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;Isaiah 29:13 · וּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh unto me, and with their mouth and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught them;Isaiah 30:27 · שְׂפָתָיו֙Behold, the name of Jehovah cometh from far, burning with his anger, and in thick rising smoke: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is as a devouring fire;Isaiah 33:19 · שָׂפָה֙Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.Isaiah 36:5 · שְׂפָתַ֔יִםI say, thy counsel and strength for the war are but vain words: now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me?Isaiah 37:29 · בִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָBecause of thy raging against me, and because thine arrogancy is come up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest.Isaiah 57:19 · שְׂפָתָ֑יִםI create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him.Isaiah 59:3 · שִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue muttereth wickedness.Jeremiah 17:16 · שְׂפָתַ֔יAs for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.Lamentations 3:62 · שִׂפְתֵ֤יThe lips of those that rose up against me, and their device against me all the day.

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