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which he confirmed as a statute to Jacob, as an everlasting covenant to Israel,
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saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan, as your portion for an inheritance."
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When they were few in number, and of little account, and sojourners in it,
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wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people,
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he allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings on their account,
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