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41 and my mouth was opened and was no longer closed. 42 Moreover, the Most High gave understanding to the five men, and by turns they wrote what was dictated, using characters that they did not know.[a] They sat for forty days; they wrote during the daytime, and ate their bread at night. 43 But as for me, I spoke in the daytime and was not silent at night.

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  1. 2 Esdras 14:42 Syr Compare Ethiop Arab 2 Arm: Meaning of Lat uncertain

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