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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... servant : 4 Let a little water I pray you , be fetched , and wash your feet , and rest yourselves under the tree : 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread , and comfort ye your hearts : after that ye shall pass on : for therefore are ye ye ...
... servant : 4 Let a little water I pray you , be fetched , and wash your feet , and rest yourselves under the tree : 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread , and comfort ye your hearts : after that ye shall pass on : for therefore are ye ye ...
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ye come to your servant . And they said , So do , as thou hast said . 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah , and said , Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal , knead it , and make cakes ... servant. And they said, ...
ye come to your servant . And they said , So do , as thou hast said . 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah , and said , Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal , knead it , and make cakes ... servant. And they said, ...
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... servant which thou hast brought unto us , came in unto me to mock me : 18 And it came to pass , as I lifted up my voice and cried , that he left his garment with me , and fled out . 19 And it came to pass when his master heard the words ...
... servant which thou hast brought unto us , came in unto me to mock me : 18 And it came to pass , as I lifted up my voice and cried , that he left his garment with me , and fled out . 19 And it came to pass when his master heard the words ...
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... servants ; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler , and of the chief baker among his servants . 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand : 22 But he hanged the chief ...
... servants ; and he lifted up the head of the chief butler , and of the chief baker among his servants . 21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership again and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand : 22 But he hanged the chief ...
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... servants , and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house , both me and the chief baker . 11 And we dreamed a ... servant of the captain of the guard : and we told him , and he interpreted to us our dreams ; to each man accord ...
... servants , and put me in ward in the captain of the guard's house , both me and the chief baker . 11 And we dreamed a ... servant of the captain of the guard : and we told him , and he interpreted to us our dreams ; to each man accord ...
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