Select parts of the holy Bible, for the use of the negro slaves, in the British West-India islandsLaw and Gilbert, 1807 The bible itself is an edited edition of the King James Bible - there is no extra material in the Bible, just redacted passages. This version of the Bible excludes 90 percent of the Old Testament as well as 50 percent of the New Testament. Absent are all of the Psalms, that talk about hope for God's liberation from oppression, as well as the entire Book of Revelation. |
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... Wherefore did Sarah laugh , saying , Shall I of a surety bear a child , which am old ? 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD ? At the time ap- pointed I will return unto thee , according to the time of life , and Sarah shall have a son ...
... Wherefore did Sarah laugh , saying , Shall I of a surety bear a child , which am old ? 14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD ? At the time ap- pointed I will return unto thee , according to the time of life , and Sarah shall have a son ...
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... Wherefore look ye so sadly to day ? 8 And they said unto him , We have dreamed a dream , and there is no interpreter of it . And Joseph said unto them , Do not interpretations belong to God ? tell me them , I pray you . 9 And the chief ...
... Wherefore look ye so sadly to day ? 8 And they said unto him , We have dreamed a dream , and there is no interpreter of it . And Joseph said unto them , Do not interpretations belong to God ? tell me them , I pray you . 9 And the chief ...
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... Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me , as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother ? 7 And they said , The man asked us straightly of our state , and of our kindred , saying , Is your father yet alive ? have ye another brother ? and we ...
... Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me , as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother ? 7 And they said , The man asked us straightly of our state , and of our kindred , saying , Is your father yet alive ? have ye another brother ? and we ...
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... , say unto them , Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good ? 5 Is not this it , in which my lord drinketh , and whereby indeed he divineth ? ye have done evil in so doing . ñ 6 And 6 And he overtook them , aud he spake unto GENESIS .
... , say unto them , Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good ? 5 Is not this it , in which my lord drinketh , and whereby indeed he divineth ? ye have done evil in so doing . ñ 6 And 6 And he overtook them , aud he spake unto GENESIS .
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... Wherefore saith my lord these words ? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing : 8 Behold , the money which we found in our sacks ' mouths , we brought again unto thee out of the land of Ca- naan : how then should ...
... Wherefore saith my lord these words ? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing : 8 Behold , the money which we found in our sacks ' mouths , we brought again unto thee out of the land of Ca- naan : how then should ...
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