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Mutta siihen ne miehet antavat meille suosionsa, asuaksensa meidän kanssamme ja tullaksensa yhdeksi kansaksi: jos meistä ympärileikataan kaikki miehenpuoli, niin kuin he myös ympärileikatut ovat.
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4463. Because this would be a reproach unto us. That this signifies that this would be contrary to them, is evident from the signification of a “reproach,” as being that which is contrary to their religiosity, and therefore contrary to them.
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