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| 1 Now after Abimelech died, Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel ; and he lived in Shamir in the hill country of Ephraim. | 1 After the time of Abimelech a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim. |
| 2 He judged Israel twenty-three years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir. | 2 He led Israel twenty-three years; then he died, and was buried in Shamir. |
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