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Lexicon :: Strong's H3289 - yāʿaṣ

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יָעַץ
Transliteration
yāʿaṣ
Pronunciation
yaw-ats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 887

Strong’s Definitions

יָעַץ yâʻats, yaw-ats'; a primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve:—advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x

The KJV translates Strong's H3289 in the following manner: counsel (25x), counsellor (22x), consult (9x), give (7x), purposed (5x), advice (2x), determined (2x), advise (2x), deviseth (2x), taken (2x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 80x
The KJV translates Strong's H3289 in the following manner: counsel (25x), counsellor (22x), consult (9x), give (7x), purposed (5x), advice (2x), determined (2x), advise (2x), deviseth (2x), taken (2x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan

    1. (Qal)

      1. to advise, counsel, give counsel, consult

      2. counsellor (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to consult together, exchange counsel, deliberate, counsel together

    3. (Hithpael) to conspire

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָעַץ yâʻats, yaw-ats'; a primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve:—advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
STRONGS H3289: Abbreviations
† יָעַץ verb advise, counsel (only twice in Hexateuch) (Aramaic יְעט; Arabic bdb041908 exhort, admonish) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular יָעַץ Isaiah 7:5 + 11 times; יָעָ֑ץ Isaiah 14:27 + 2 times; suffix יְעָצָ֑נִי Psalm 16:7; יְעָצָהּ Isaiah 23:9 + יְעָצָהוּ Baer 2 Chronicles 10:8; 3rd person plural יָָֽעֲצוּ Psalm 62:5; suffix יְעָצֻהוּ 1 Kings 12:8 + 2 times (including 2 Chronicles 10:8, Baer יְעָצָ֑הוּ); etc.; Imperfect אִיעֲצָה Psalm 32:8 (Ol Che אִיעָֽצְךָ); אִיעָֽצְךָ Exodus 18:19; Numbers 24:14 (not elsewhere Hexateuch), Jeremiah 38:15, compare also foregoing; אִיעָצֵךְ 1 Kings 1:12; Participle active יוֺעֵץ Isaiah 3:3 + 9 times; construct יֹעֵץ Nahum 1:11, יוֺעֵץ 2 Samuel 15:2; יוֺעֲצֵךְ Micah 4:9; plural יוֺעֲצִים Job 12:17 + 3 times; יֹעֲצִים Ezekiel 11:2; construct יֹעֲצֵי Isaiah 19:11 + 2 times, etc.; feminine singular suffix יוֺעַצְתּוֺ 2 Chronicles 22:3; Passive participle feminine יְעוּצָה Isaiah 14:26; — advise, counsel, with accusative Isaiah 32:7, 8; Isaiah 23:9 (subject י׳) Micah 6:5; followed by בְּלִיַּ֫עַל Nahum 1:11; Nah 7:5 [Isaiah 7:5] (followed by עַל = against), Nah 19:12 [Isaiah 19:12] (followed by id.), Nah 23:8 [Isaiah 23:8] (followed by id.), Habakkuk 2:10 (followed by לְ); often with accusative of congnate meaning with verb 2 Samuel 16:23; 2 Samuel 17:7; Ezekiel 11:2; followed by אֶל against Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 50:45 (in both of י׳); followed by עַל against Jeremiah 49:30; Isaiah 19:17 (of י׳); compare passive participle Isaiah 14:26; with accusative of congnate meaning with verb + suffix person 1 Kings 12:8, 12, 13; 2 Chronicles 10:8; with accusative of person 2 Samuel 17:15; Psalm 16:7; Exodus 18:19; Numbers 24:14 (+ rel. clause) Jeremiah 38:15; absolute (of י׳) Isaiah 14:24 (with adverb כאשׁר), Isaiah 14:27; of man 2 Samuel 17:15 (כזאת וכזאת), 2 Samuel 17:21 (ככה + על); followed by infinitive Psalm 62:5; 2 Chronicles 25:16 (of אלהים); followed by clause without connective 2 Samuel 17:11; followed by לְלֹא חָכְמָה Job 26:3; — אִיעֲצָה עליך עיני Psalm 32:8 (see above). — Participle active as substantive = counseller, king's adviser 2 Samuel 15:12; 1 Chronicles 27:33; 2 Chronicles 22:4; 25:16; Ezra 7:28; Ezra 8:25; Isaiah 19:11; so feminine 2 Chronicles 22:3; probably also 1 Chronicles 27:32 (|| אִישׁ מֵבִין יְסוֺפֵר); compare Micah 4:9, also Isaiah 1:26 (|| שֹׁפְטִים), Job 12:17 (|| id.); — in these three, of importance for people; so also Isaiah 3:3; Proverbs 11:4 = Proverbs 24:6; compare Job 3:14, and particularly יוֺעֵץ פֶּלֶא Isaiah 9:5 wonder of a counsellor, of the ideal ruler predicated. More generally, counsellor, adviser Proverbs 15:22; בְּשֶׂכֶל יו׳ 1 Chronicles 26:14 (specific reason for title unknown); יֹעֲ׳ שָׁלוֺם Proverbs 12:20; = prophet Isaiah 41:28, nearly = agents (hired by adversaries of Judah) Ezra 4:5.
Niph. (reflexive or reciprocal) Perfect נוֺעַץ Isaiah 40:14; נוֺעֲצוּ Psalm 71:10; Psalm 83:6; Imperfect וַיִּוָּעַץ 1 Kings 12:6 + 10 times; יִוָּֽעֲצוּ Isaiah 45:21; וַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ 2 Chronicles 30:23; נִוָּֽעֲצָה Nehemiah 6:7; Participle plural נוֺעָצִים 1 Kings 12:6 + 4 times; — consult together, exchange counsel, of king with advisers, followed by אֶתֿ 1 Kings 12:6, 8 2 Chronicles 10:6, 8; and so of י׳ Isaiah 40:14; followed by אֶלֿ 2 Kings 6:8; 2 Chronicles 20:21; followed by עִם 1 Chronicles 13:1; 2 Chronicles 32:3; absolute consider 1 Kings 12:28; 2 Chronicles 25:17; 30:2; compare 1 Kings 12:6 (followed by infinitive) = 2 Chronicles 10:6; 1 Kings 12:9 (followed by Imperfect + ו subordinate) = 2 Chronicles 10:9; in general consult, take counsel, absolute Proverbs 13:10; יַחְדָּו Psalm 71:10; Nehemiah 6:7; Isaiah 45:21; followed by לֵב יַחְדָּו (with heart together) Psa 83:6 [Psalm 83:5] nearly = determine, followed by infinitive 2 Chronicles 30:23.
† Hithp. Imperfect יִתְיָעֲצוּ Psalm 83:4 conspire against, followed by עַל (|| יַעֲרִימוּ סוֺד על).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H3272.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

18:19; 18:19

Numbers

24:14; 24:14

2 Samuel

15:2; 15:12; 16:23; 17:7; 17:11; 17:15; 17:15; 17:21

1 Kings

1:12; 12:6; 12:6; 12:6; 12:6; 12:8; 12:8; 12:8; 12:9; 12:12; 12:13; 12:28

2 Kings

6:8

1 Chronicles

13:1; 26:14; 27:32; 27:33

2 Chronicles

10:6; 10:6; 10:8; 10:8; 10:8; 10:8; 10:9; 20:21; 22:3; 22:3; 22:4; 25:16; 25:16; 25:17; 30:2; 30:23; 30:23; 32:3

Ezra

4:5; 7:28; 8:25

Nehemiah

6:7; 6:7

Job

3:14; 12:17; 12:17; 26:3

Psalms

16:7; 16:7; 32:8; 32:8; 62:5; 62:5; 71:10; 71:10; 83:4; 83:5; 83:6

Proverbs

11:4; 12:20; 13:10; 15:22; 24:6

Isaiah

1:26; 3:3; 3:3; 7:5; 7:5; 9:5; 14:24; 14:26; 14:26; 14:27; 14:27; 19:11; 19:11; 19:12; 19:17; 23:8; 23:9; 23:9; 32:7; 32:8; 40:14; 40:14; 41:28; 45:21; 45:21

Jeremiah

38:15; 38:15; 49:20; 49:30; 50:45

Ezekiel

11:2; 11:2

Micah

4:9; 4:9; 6:5

Nahum

1:11; 1:11

Habakkuk

2:10

H3289

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Strong's Number H3289 matches the Hebrew יָעַץ (yāʿaṣ),
which occurs 79 times in 73 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 18:19–Isa 3:3)

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:19 - Now listen to me, and let me give you a word of advice, and may God be with you. You should continue to be the people’s representative before God, bringing their disputes to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:14 - Now I am returning to my own people. But first let me tell you what the Israelites will do to your people in the future.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 15:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 15:12 - While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:23 - Absalom followed Ahithophel’s advice, just as David had done. For every word Ahithophel spoke seemed as wise as though it had come directly from the mouth of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:7 - “Well,” Hushai replied to Absalom, “this time Ahithophel has made a mistake.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:11 - “I recommend that you mobilize the entire army of Israel, bringing them from as far away as Dan in the north and Beersheba in the south. That way you will have an army as numerous as the sand on the seashore. And I advise that you personally lead the troops.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:15 - Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, what Ahithophel had said to Absalom and the elders of Israel and what he himself had advised instead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 17:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 17:21 - Then the two men crawled out of the well and hurried on to King David. “Quick!” they told him, “cross the Jordan tonight!” And they told him how Ahithophel had advised that he be captured and killed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:12 - If you want to save your own life and the life of your son Solomon, follow my advice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:6 - Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. “What is your advice?” he asked. “How should I answer these people?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:8 - But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:9 - “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:13 - But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:28 - So on the advice of his counselors, the king made two gold calves. He said to the people,[fn] “It is too much trouble for you to worship in Jerusalem. Look, Israel, these are the gods who brought you out of Egypt!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:8 - When the king of Aram was at war with Israel, he would confer with his officers and say, “We will mobilize our forces at such and such a place.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 13:1 - David consulted with all his officials, including the generals and captains of his army.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:14 - The responsibility for the east gate went to Meshelemiah[fn] and his group. The north gate was assigned to his son Zechariah, a man of unusual wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:32 - Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a wise counselor to the king, a man of great insight, and a scribe. Jehiel the Hacmonite was responsible for teaching the king’s sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 27:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:33 - Ahithophel was the royal adviser. Hushai the Arkite was the king’s friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:6 - Then King Rehoboam discussed the matter with the older men who had counseled his father, Solomon. “What is your advice?” he asked. “How should I answer these people?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:8 - But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men and instead asked the opinion of the young men who had grown up with him and were now his advisers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:9 - “What is your advice?” he asked them. “How should I answer these people who want me to lighten the burdens imposed by my father?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:21 - After consulting the people, the king appointed singers to walk ahead of the army, singing to the LORD and praising him for his holy splendor. This is what they sang:
“Give thanks to the LORD;
his faithful love endures forever!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:3 - Ahaziah also followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family, for his mother encouraged him in doing wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:4 - He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as Ahab’s family had done. They even became his advisers after the death of his father, and they led him to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:16 - But the king interrupted him and said, “Since when have I made you the king’s counselor? Be quiet now before I have you killed!”
So the prophet stopped with this warning: “I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have refused to accept my counsel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 25:17 - After consulting with his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash,[fn] the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: “Come and meet me in battle!”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:2 - The king, his officials, and all the community of Jerusalem decided to celebrate Passover a month later than usual.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 30:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 30:23 - The entire assembly then decided to continue the festival another seven days, so they celebrated joyfully for another week.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 32:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:3 - he consulted with his officials and military advisers, and they decided to stop the flow of the springs outside the city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:5 - They bribed agents to work against them and to frustrate their plans. This went on during the entire reign of King Cyrus of Persia and lasted until King Darius of Persia took the throne.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:28 - And praise him for demonstrating such unfailing love to me by honoring me before the king, his council, and all his mighty nobles! I felt encouraged because the gracious hand of the LORD my God was on me. And I gathered some of the leaders of Israel to return with me to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:25 - to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:7 - He also reports that you have appointed prophets in Jerusalem to proclaim about you, ‘Look! There is a king in Judah!’ “You can be very sure that this report will get back to the king, so I suggest that you come and talk it over with me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 3:14 - I would rest with the world’s kings and prime ministers,
whose great buildings now lie in ruins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:17 - He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment;
wise judges become fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 26:3 - How you have enlightened my stupidity!
What wise advice you have offered!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:7 - I will bless the LORD who guides me;
even at night my heart instructs me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:8 - The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:4 - They plan to topple me from my high position.
They delight in telling lies about me.
They praise me to my face
but curse me in their hearts.
Interlude

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:10 - For my enemies are whispering against me.
They are plotting together to kill me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:3 - They devise crafty schemes against your people;
they conspire against your precious ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:5 - Yes, this was their unanimous decision.
They signed a treaty as allies against you—

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:14 - Without wise leadership, a nation falls;
there is safety in having many advisers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:20 - Deceit fills hearts that are plotting evil;
joy fills hearts that are planning peace!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:10 - Pride leads to conflict;
those who take advice are wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:22 - Plans go wrong for lack of advice;
many advisers bring success.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:6 - So don’t go to war without wise guidance;
victory depends on having many advisers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - Then I will give you good judges again
and wise counselors like you used to have.
Then Jerusalem will again be called the Home of Justice
and the Faithful City.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:3 - army officers and high officials,
advisers, skilled craftsmen, and astrologers.

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