And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one.

And the womanª said,ª° Wherefore¹ then hast thou thoughtª° such¹ a thing against¹ the peopleª of God?ª for the kingª doth speakª°¹ this¹ thingª as one which is faulty,ª in that the kingª doth not¹ fetch home againª°¹ his banished.ª°

And the womanª said,ª° Wherefore¹ then hast thou thoughtª° such¹ a thing against¹ the peopleª of God?ª For the kingª doeth speakeª°¹ this¹ thingª as one which is faulty,ª in that the kingª doeth not¹ fetch home againeª°¹ his banished.ª°

And the woman said, Why hast thou devised this thing against the people of God? or [is] this word out of the king's mouth as a transgression, so that the king should not bring back his banished?

And the womanª said,ª° Wherefore¹ then hast thou thoughtª° such¹ a thing against¹ the peopleª of ´Élöhîm אֱלֹהִים?ª for the kingª doth speakª°¹ this¹ thingª as one which is faulty,ª in that the kingª doth not¹ fetch home againª°¹ his banished.ª°

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