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Lexicon :: Strong's H3956 - lāšôn

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לָשׁוֹן
Transliteration
lāšôn
Pronunciation
law-shone'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1131a

Strong’s Definitions

לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone'; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה lᵉshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x

The KJV translates Strong's H3956 in the following manner: tongue (98x), language (10x), bay (3x), wedge (2x), babbler (1x), flame (1x), speaker (with H376) (1x), talkers (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 117x
The KJV translates Strong's H3956 in the following manner: tongue (98x), language (10x), bay (3x), wedge (2x), babbler (1x), flame (1x), speaker (with H376) (1x), talkers (1x).

  1. tongue

    1. tongue (of men)

      1. tongue (literal)

      2. tongue (organ of speech)

    2. language

    3. tongue (of animals)

    4. tongue (of fire)

    5. wedge, bay of sea (tongue-shaped)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
לָשׁוֹן lâshôwn, law-shone'; or לָשֹׁן lâshôn; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה lᵉshônâh; from H3960; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water):— babbler, bay, evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.
STRONGS H3956: Abbreviations
† לָשׁוֺן noun masculineJoshua 7:29 and (more often) feminineIsaiah 28:11 tongue (Late Hebrew id.; also Assyrian lišânu; Arabic bdb054604; Ethiopic bdb054605; Aramaic H3961 לִשָּׁן, לִישָּׁן, bdb054606 (all li-); Zinjirli לשן DHMSendsch. 59); — absolute ל׳ Exodus 4:10 +; הַלָּשֹׁן Joshua 15:2; construct לְשׁוֺן Joshua 7:21 +; suffix לְשׁוֺנִי 2 Samuel 23:2; לְשֹׁנוֺ Exodus 11:7 + 2 times; לְשׁוֺנוֺ Judges 7:5; Esther 1:22; לְשׁוֺנְךָ Psalm 34:14; לְשׁוֺנְכֶם Isaiah 59:3, etc.; plural לְשֹׁנוֺת absolute Psalm 31:21; Isaiah 66:18; construct Zechariah 8:23; suffix לְשֹׁנֹתָם Genesis 10:20, 31; —
1. tongue of men,
a. used in lapping Judges 7:5; cleaving to the palate (חֵק), in thirst Lamentations 4:4, so as to produce dumbness Job 29:10 (|| קוֺל נֶחְבָּא), Psalm 137:6; Ezekiel 3:26 (|| נֶאֱלַם); cleaving to jaws (מַלְקוֺחַ) Psalm 22:16; בַּצָּמָא נָשָׁ֑תָּה ל׳ Isaiah 41:17 their tongue for thirst is parched; תִּמַּק בְּפִיהֶם לְ׳ Zechariah 14:12 (of י׳'s judgment); a choice morsel is held תַּחַת ל׳ Job 20:12 (figurative of mischief), compare Psalm 10:7 (ready to be uttered), Psalm 66:17 (|| פֶּה), Songs 4:11.
b. usually as organ of speech, both good and bad (especially Psalms, Proverbs, often ||פֶּה, שָׂפָה); — כְּבַד ל׳ Exodus 4:10 (J) heavy of tongue; מַעֲנֵה ל׳ Proverbs 16:1, מִלָּתוֺ עַללְֿשׁוֺנִי 2 Samuel 23:2, compare Proverbs 31:26; Psalm 139:4 (בִּל׳), הֲיֵשׁ בִּלְשׁוֺנִי עַוְלָה Job 6:30; מָוֶת וְחַיִּים בְּיַד ל׳ Proverbs 18:21, compare Proverbs 21:23; Proverbs 25:15; of (false) prophets, הַלֹּקְהִים ל׳ Jeremiah 23:31; subject of verb of speaking, בֶּר Di — בִחִכִּי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֺנִי Job 33:2; Psalm 12:4; Psalm 37:30; compare (Jeremiah 9:7 below and) ֗֗֗ תְּמַהֵר ל׳ לְדַבֵּר Isaiah 32:4, לְשׁוֺנִי עֵט סֹפֵר מָהִיר Psalm 45:2, i.e. as swift as a rapid scribe's stylus; subject of הָגָה Isaiah 59:3; Job 27:4; Psalm 35:28; Psalm 71:24; subject of נִשְׁבַּע Isaiah 45:23; תִּהַלַךְ בָּאָרֶץ ל׳ Psalm 73:9; of hostile speech, insolence, etc., Joshua 10:21 (J E; object of I. חָרַץ which see, compare 3 below), Jeremiah 18:18; Isaiah 3:8; זַעַם ל׳ Hosea 7:16 (but text dubious, compare We Now), חֶרֶב חַדָּה ל׳ Psalm 57:6, compare Psalm 64:4; כְּמוֺ נָחָשׁ שָֽׁנְנוּ ל׳ Psalm 140:4; תָּקוּם אִתָּךְ כָּללֿ׳ Isaiah 54:17; הֶאֱרִיךְ ל׳ Isaiah 57:4; further, Jeremiah 9:2; Jeremiah 9:4; as instrument of seductive flattery (הֶחֱלִיק), without בְּ, Psalm 5:10; Proverbs 28:33, compare נָכְרִיָּה חֶלְקַת לָ׳ Proverbs 6:24;. of falsehood Psalm 78:36 (compare below); of slander (compare לושֵׁן) רָגַל עַללֿ׳ Psalm 15:3, אִישׁ לָשׁוֺן Psalm 140:12, compare סָ֑תֶר לְ׳ Proverbs 25:33; חָטָא בְּל׳ Psalm 39:2; compare Psalm 64:9 (text dubious, see Hup Che Bae); moral qualities ascribed to: — as arrogant Psalm 12:5 (compare Psalm 12:4 above); as devising injuries, הַוּוֺת תַּחְשֹׁב ל׳ Psalm 52:4, compare הַוֺת לְ׳ Proverbs 17:4; תַּצְמִיד מִרְמָה ל׳ Psalm 50:19 nectere fraudem; מֵרָ֑ע נְצֹר ל׳ Psalm 34:14 ׅ || (וּשְׂפָתֶיךָ מִדַּבֵּר מִרְמָה; often of lying tongue: לְשׁוֺן שֶׁקֶר Proverbs 6:17; Proverbs 12:19; Proverbs 21:6; Proverbs 26:28; Psalm 109:2; מִרְמָה לְ׳ Psalm 52:6; רְמִיָּה לָ׳ Micah 6:12; Psalm 120:2; Psalm 120:3; תַּרְמִית לְ׳ Zephaniah 3:13; תַּהְפֻּכוֹת לְ׳ Proverbs 10:31, and בִּל׳ נֶהְפָּךְ Proverbs 17:20; עֲרוּמִים ל׳Job 15:5; also מִרְמָה דִּבֵּ֑ר ל׳ Jeremiah 9:7; on the other hand צַדִּיק לְ׳ Proverbs 10:20; חֲכָמִים ל׳ Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 15:2; לָ׳ מַרְפֵּה מַרְמֵּה לָ׳ Proverbs 15:4; לִמּוּדִים לְ׳ Isaiah 50:4. — Note phrases שׁוֺט ל׳ Job 5:21 scourge of (the) tongue, רִיב לְשֹׁנוֺת Psalm 31:21; לְשׁוֺנָם פַּלַּג Psalm 55:10: also בַּעַל הַלּ׳ Ecclesiastes 10:11 (of serpent-charmer), and וַתֵּעֲלוּ עַלשְֿׂפַת ל׳ Ezekiel 36:3. — On tongue of י׳ (once), see 4 below.
†c. organ of singing, subject of רָנַן Psalm 51:16; Psalm 126:2; Isaiah 35:6, עָנָה Psalm 119:172.
2. = language Deuteronomy 28:49; Jeremiah 5:15 and later, namely: Ezekiel 3:5, 6 (כִּבְדֵי ל׳, || עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה, but strike out Greek Version of the LXX Manuscripts Co SgfrKauAT), Isaiah 28:11 (|| אַחֶרֶת ל׳, לַעֲגֵי שָׂפָה, figurative of י׳'s unintelligible dealings); עַם ֗֗֗ נִלְעַג ל׳ Isaiah 33:19 (|| עִמְקֵי שָׂפָה); Isaiah 66:18 (|| גּוֺיִם), Zechariah 8:23; Genesis 10:5, 20, 31 (all P), Nehemiah 13:24; Esther 1:22 (twice in verse); Esther 3:12; Esther 8:9 (twice in verse); Daniel 1:4.
3. tongue of animals: dog Exodus 11:7 (J; object of I. חָרַץ which see; compare 1b), Psalm 68:24; adder Job 20:16 (subjectof תַּהֲרֹג); crocodile Job 40:25.
4. tongue of fire, devouring, כֶּאֱכֹל קַשׁ לְשׁוֺן אֵשׁ Isaiah 5:24; compare of י׳, וּלְשׁוֺנוֺ כְּאֵשׁ אֹכָ֑לֶת Isaiah 30:27 (|| שְׂפָתָיו מָֽלְאוּ זַעַם).
5. = (tongue-shaped) wedge of gold Joshua 7:21, 24 (JE). **So Assyrian lišânu; see MeissnZAW xxlii {1905}, 151 f. JohnsAssyrian Deeds 2, 281.
6. = (tongue-shaped) bay of sea Isaiah 11:15; Joshua 15:2, 5; Joshua 18:19 (all P).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:5; 10:20; 10:20; 10:31; 10:31

Exodus

4:10; 4:10; 11:7; 11:7

Deuteronomy

28:49

Joshua

7:21; 7:21; 7:24; 10:21; 15:2; 15:2; 15:5; 18:19

Judges

7:5; 7:5

2 Samuel

23:2; 23:2

Nehemiah

13:24

Esther

1:22; 1:22; 3:12; 8:9

Job

5:21; 6:30; 15:5; 20:12; 20:16; 27:4; 29:10; 33:2

Psalms

5:10; 10:7; 12:4; 12:4; 12:5; 15:3; 22:16; 31:21; 31:21; 34:14; 34:14; 35:28; 37:30; 39:2; 45:2; 50:19; 51:16; 52:4; 52:6; 55:10; 57:6; 64:4; 64:9; 66:17; 68:24; 71:24; 73:9; 78:36; 109:2; 119:172; 120:2; 120:3; 126:2; 137:6; 139:4; 140:4; 140:12

Proverbs

6:17; 6:24; 10:20; 10:31; 12:18; 12:19; 15:2; 15:4; 16:1; 17:4; 17:20; 18:21; 21:6; 21:23; 25:15; 26:28; 31:26

Ecclesiastes

10:11

Song of Songs

4:11

Isaiah

3:8; 5:24; 11:15; 28:11; 28:11; 30:27; 32:4; 33:19; 35:6; 41:17; 45:23; 50:4; 54:17; 57:4; 59:3; 59:3; 66:18; 66:18

Jeremiah

5:15; 9:2; 9:4; 9:7; 9:7; 18:18; 23:31

Lamentations

4:4

Ezekiel

3:5; 3:6; 3:26; 36:3

Daniel

1:4

Hosea

7:16

Micah

6:12

Zephaniah

3:13

Zechariah

8:23; 8:23; 14:12

H3956

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Strong's Number H3956 matches the Hebrew לָשׁוֹן (lāšôn),
which occurs 117 times in 115 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 3 (Gen 10:5–Psa 68:23)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:5 - (From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:20 - These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:31 - These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 4:10 - Moses said to the LORD, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 11:7 - But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any person or animal.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:49 - The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:21 - When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia,[fn] two hundred shekels[fn] of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels,[fn] I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:24 - Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold bar, his sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:21 - The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:2 - Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:5 - The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 18:19 - It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5 - So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the LORD told him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues as a dog laps from those who kneel down to drink.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:2 - “The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; his word was on my tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:24 - Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:22 - He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be ruler over his own household, using his native tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:12 - Then on the thirteenth day of the first month the royal secretaries were summoned. They wrote out in the script of each province and in the language of each people all Haman’s orders to the king’s satraps, the governors of the various provinces and the nobles of the various peoples. These were written in the name of King Xerxes himself and sealed with his own ring.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:9 - At once the royal secretaries were summoned—on the twenty-third day of the third month, the month of Sivan. They wrote out all Mordecai’s orders to the Jews, and to the satraps, governors and nobles of the 127 provinces stretching from India to Cush.[fn] These orders were written in the script of each province and the language of each people and also to the Jews in their own script and language.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:21 - You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30 - Is there any wickedness on my lips? Can my mouth not discern malice?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:5 - Your sin prompts your mouth; you adopt the tongue of the crafty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:12 - “Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:16 - He will suck the poison of serpents; the fangs of an adder will kill him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - my lips will not say anything wicked, and my tongue will not utter lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:10 - the voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:2 - I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:1 - “Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:9 - Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:7 - His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:3 - May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:4 - those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:3 - whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - My mouth[fn] is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:20 - In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:13 - keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:28 - My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:30 - The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:1 - [fn]For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:3 - my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 - [fn]For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil.[fn] A wedding song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:19 - You use your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 51:14 - Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:2 - You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 52:4 - You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:9 - Lord, confuse the wicked, confound their words, for I see violence and strife in the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 - I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:3 - They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:8 - He will turn their own tongues against them and bring them to ruin; all who see them will shake their heads in scorn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:17 - I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:23 - that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share.”

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