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Lee__ hand shook as he filled the delicate cups. He drank his down in one gulp. __on__ you see?_ he cried. __he American Standard translation orders men to triumph over sin, and you can call sin ignorance. The King James translation makes a promise in __hou shalt,_ meaning that men will surely triumph over sin. But the Hebrew word, the word timshel___hou mayest__ that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if __hou mayest___t is also true that __hou mayest not._ Don__ you see?
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Lee__ hand shook as he filled the delicate cups. He drank his down in one gulp. __on__ you see?_ he cried. __he American Standard translation orders men to triumph over sin, and you can call sin ignorance. The King James translation makes a promise in __hou shalt,_ meaning that men will surely triumph over sin. But the Hebrew word, the word timshel___hou mayest__ that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if __hou mayest___t is also true that __hou mayest not._ Don__ you see?

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