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DEUTERONOMY
THE OLD TESTAMENT LIBRARY Editorial Advisory Board JAMES L. MAYS CAROL A. NEWSOM DAVID L. PETERSEN
Richard D. Nelson
A Commentary
Westminster John Knox Press LOUISVILLE • LONDON
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