1. Previously on The Bible.
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2. In the beginning,
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3. God created heaven and earth.
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4. Then human failings led him
to destroy his creation.
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5. Wrong choices, wrong decisions.
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6. After Noah, a new beginning...
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7. and a promise for Abraham.
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8. God has spoken to me.
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9. He will lead us to a new home.
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10. He has promised descendants
as numerous as the stars.
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11. But enslaved by Egypt,
Abraham's descendants suffered-.
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12. Until a new leader emerged...
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13. who would become
Israel's greatest hero.
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14. Who are you?
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15. My name is Moses.
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16. God has sent me...
to set you free.
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17. Freedom?
They're free to choose...
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18. slavery or death!
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19. All my life,
I have been Pharaoh's.
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20. I will never be a slave again.
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21. Joshua, God is with us.
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22. Ride!
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23. Lord!
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24. Follow me!
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25. God has delivered us
from slavery.
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26. We're going to live
in the promised land.
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27. Abraham's dream is our future.
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28. You are our future now, Joshua.
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29. You must take the land
promised to Abraham.
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30. Moses has led the Israelites...
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31. to the edge
of the promised land.
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32. Under Joshua,
they must conquer it.
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33. Lord, I was with Moses...
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34. when he handed down
these commandments.
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35. I was witness to the covenant,
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36. the promise of a holy nation.
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37. Help me to forge that nation,
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38. to lead your people
to inherit their land.
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39. Joshua!
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40. - The Lord brought us out from Egypt.
- Right!
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41. He promised us this land.
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42. That's right!
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43. And soon,
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44. it will be ours.
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45. Come.
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46. - Are you ready?
- We'll search the whole city.
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47. Just find me a way in.
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48. We must take Jericho.
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49. It's all that stands between us
and the promised land.
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50. Hey. Hey!
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51. You can only collect water
in daylight.
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52. Go home now. Go. Go.
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53. Stay indoors.
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54. The Israelites can attack
at any time.
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55. Rahab, my little whore.
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56. What are you doing out, hmm?
You know it's not safe.
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57. Safe enough.
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58. No one is safe.
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59. I can look after myself.
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60. Go home.
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61. Shh.
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62. What are you doing here?
Israelites!
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63. Go. Go.
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64. Israelites! Help!
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65. Israelites!
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66. Brother.
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67. For Israel!
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68. For Israel.
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69. Quick.
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70. Over here! Get more men!
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71. We've got to get inside.
Look out.
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72. They must not escape.
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73. Go door to door.
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74. In here.
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75. Everyone, return to your homes.
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76. Hello?
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77. Shh.
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78. Keep quiet, and I promise
I won't hurt him.
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79. Swear.
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80. Mmm.
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81. - You're Israelites.
- You've heard about us?
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82. You have a god who commands
the winds and parts the seas.
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83. He saved us from slavery.
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84. We are his chosen.
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85. This whole city
is terrified of you.
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86. How can we fight a people
whose god can do that?
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87. Open up! Open up!
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88. Back inside. Open the door!
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89. Can we get out that way?
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90. Help us, and we will help you.
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91. Go.
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92. I'll stall them if I can.
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93. Open the door!
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94. Come with us.
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95. I can't. My family.
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96. When our army comes,
hang this on your door...
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97. so they will know
not to harm you.
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98. You'll be passed over.
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99. Stay here.
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100. Joshua!
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101. Tell me, did you find a way in?
Is there a weakness?
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102. Not in the walls-.
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103. But... in their hearts.
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104. Joshua, we met a woman.
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105. She thinks God
has taken the city already.
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106. The people melt in fear
because they know he is with us.
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107. God is with us.
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108. But we've still
to find a way in.
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109. Moses,
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110. my old friend,
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111. what would you do?
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112. Lord, when I was a slave,
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113. you showed me your love
and your power.
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114. You have given me new life.
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115. Would you have us turn back?
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116. Who-.
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117. Who are you?
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118. I pray you are with us...
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119. and not with our enemies.
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120. I am with God.
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121. Commander of the Lord's army.
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122. What does he ask of us?
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123. The Lord parted the waters
for Moses.
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124. For you-.
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125. He will split rock.
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126. This is what you must do.
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127. March around the city once a day
with all the armed men.
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128. Do this for six days.
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129. Carry the Ark with you.
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130. It contains God's commandments,
and he is with you.
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131. Then, on the seventh day,
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132. march around the city
seven times.
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133. Then the priests should make a
long blast with a ram's horn.
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134. As soon as you hear
the sound of the trumpet-
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135. All the people
shall shout a great shout.
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136. It's happening!
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137. Glory will come.
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138. He truly is the shaper
of the world.
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139. We give this city to the Lord!
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140. Jericho is ours!
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141. Only Rahab the prostitute
and her family may be spared,
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142. for God said
she must be spared...
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143. for the help she gave us.
for the help she gave us.
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144. God...
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145. has kept his promise.
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146. If we obey the Lord,
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147. anything is possible!
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148. Israel! Israel!
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149. Israel. Israel.
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150. Israel! Israel!
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151. A hundred years after Joshua,
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152. the 12 tribes of Israel have spread
out across the promised land.
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153. Hyah!
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154. But hostile neighbors
surround them.
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155. Hyah! Hyah!
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156. Better armed and better trained,
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157. the Philistines
are the deadliest threat.
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158. Without great leaders like Moses
or Joshua to unite them,
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159. the Israelites must rely
on local heroes called judges-
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160. people like Samson.
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161. Mother, come.
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162. When will this all stop?
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163. I don't know.
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164. You must fight them.
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165. It's what God
wants you to do, Samson.
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166. It's why God created you.
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167. Remember what
his messenger told me.
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168. Don't be afraid.
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169. Though you are barren,
God will give you a son.
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170. Thank you.
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171. Listen carefully.
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172. There are conditions.
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173. See to it that
you drink no alcohol...
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174. and eat nothing unclean.
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175. And when your son is born,
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176. his hair must never be cut.
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177. This will be the sign
that the boy is a Nazarite.
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178. He is given to God-
from his birth to his death.
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179. He will begin to deliver Israel
from the Philistines.
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180. Your strength comes from God.
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181. Your duty is to drive
the Philistines away.
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182. Instead of fighting
the Philistines,
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183. Samson falls in love...
and marries one.
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184. Let me talk to her. Of course.
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185. Mmm.
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186. Mother,
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187. does love not come from God?
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188. What would you have me do...
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189. reject the woman
I fell in love with...
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190. just because she's a Philistine?
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191. Will your love
protect us from them?
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192. Samson! Samson! Samson!
Samson! Samson! Samson!
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193. Samson! Samson! Samson!
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194. We need to send
these Israelites a message,
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195. make it clear to them
they cannot take our women.
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196. Our people should never mix.
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197. How are we going to get to him?
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198. We're not going
to get... to him.
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199. Open up!
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200. Where is Samson?
I-I don't know.
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201. Where is he? He's not here.
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202. Father! Father! No!
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203. Father! No!
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204. No!
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205. - Do it.
- Please, no.
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206. You are a disgrace
to our people.
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207. - Oh, please. Please.
- Please, I beg you!
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208. Don't hurt her.
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209. Father! No!
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210. No. No.
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211. No. No!
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212. Please.
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213. Please, I'm begging you no.
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214. Please, no.
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215. No!
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216. No! No!
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217. No!
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218. For my wife.
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219. Philistines!
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220. Over here! Help us.
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221. Help us!
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222. Free us. Free us!
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223. Stop the Israelite!
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224. One man did this.
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225. Where is he?
His people must know.
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226. You!
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227. You will bring Samson to me,
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228. and you will do it quickly.
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229. And for every day I do not see
him, one of you will die...
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230. starting now.
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231. No, no. No, no, please.
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232. Please, no!
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233. Samson!
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234. Samson!
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235. Samson.
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236. Samson?
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237. Samson.
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238. Are you there?
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239. Mother.
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240. I wasn't expecting you.
Forgive me.
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241. - We have come to reason with you, Samson.
- Reason?
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242. You must stop the killing.
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243. Please.
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244. For every Philistine you kill,
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245. two more appear,
seeking revenge.
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246. As they did to me,
so I have done to them.
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247. The Philistines are
our rulers now.
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248. Everyone must do
what they think is right.
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249. No, Samson.
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250. You must do what is right
for your people.
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251. For God.
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252. Not for yourself.
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253. You must give yourself up,
Samson.
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254. Mother, is this what God wants?
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255. I'm not sure.
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256. Sometimes God leads us
in ways we cannot see.
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257. God will guide your choices.
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258. Come.
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259. Stand aside.
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260. Stand back.
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261. Get back.
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262. Stay back.
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263. You have your prize.
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264. All I see is a common murderer.
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265. No worse than you.
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266. Why did you kill my wife?
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267. To teach you...
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268. and your people a lesson.
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269. I gave myself up
to save my people.
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270. Will you leave them alone now?
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271. If I had more men,
I'd drive you all...
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272. back into the wilderness
where you belong.
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273. I'd happily kill all of you.
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274. Kill him.
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275. Your duty is to drive
the Philistines away.
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276. God will guide your choices.
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277. My Lord God of Israel,
is that you?
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278. Lord,
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279. is this what you want from me?
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280. Guide me, please.
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281. Come.
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282. Come!
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283. Thank you.
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284. What is your name?
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285. My name is Delilah.
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286. Dagon,
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287. god and creator,
lord of our land,
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288. deliver into our hands...
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289. our enemy, Samson,
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290. destroyer of our nation.
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291. We have news of Samson.
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292. He's got a new woman.
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293. A Philistine woman.
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294. Another one?
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295. What's her name?
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296. Delilah.
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297. I know her.
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298. Bring her to me.
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299. Delilah,
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300. thank you for coming.
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301. As beguiling as ever.
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302. What do you want?
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303. Well, let's just have a
little talk-about Samson.
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304. An interesting choice.
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305. Not one of us, of course.
Why are you with him?
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306. Why do you want to know?
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307. Don't tell me
you care about him.
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308. Is he in love with you?
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309. Ask him yourself.
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310. He's butchered
hundreds of our people.
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311. He's changed.
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312. He's a different man
since he's met me.
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313. You really believe that?
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314. He will go on killing until we
find a way to stop him for good.
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315. Where does he get his strength?
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316. What's his secret?
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317. I don't know. He won't tell me.
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318. Try to convince him.
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319. Have you seen
what he's capable of?
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320. Maybe this will help.
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321. Call it danger money.
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322. It's all for you.
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323. Uh-uh. Not now.
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324. Not until we know his secret.
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325. Why are you so strong?
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326. God is with me, Delilah.
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327. He makes me strong.
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328. What do you mean...
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329. God is with you?
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330. How does he make you strong?
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331. My mother was barren.
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332. God brought her a child-me.
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333. But there are things
I must not do.
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334. Such as?
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335. I have never cut my hair.
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336. I am forbidden.
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337. A sign of my devotion.
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338. If I cut my hair, I-.
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339. What, my love?
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340. What if you cut your hair?
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341. My God will take away
all my strength.
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342. I will be as weak
as everyone else.
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343. You don't believe me?
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344. No, Samson,
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345. I do.
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346. Samson!
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347. Wha-Huh?
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348. Take him.
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349. What-
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350. Wha-What have you done?
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351. Don't feel bad.
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352. Everyone has their price.
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353. Delilah.
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354. Take a good look...
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355. and remember the day you first
met the lovely Delilah.
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356. You will never see her again.
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357. Take him away.
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358. Move. Move!
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359. Quickly.
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360. Bring him through.
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361. Blind Israelite!
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362. I am weak.
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363. Stand me against something.
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364. Lord-.
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365. Quiet!
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366. Lord,
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367. if I am yours, remember me now.
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368. Strengthen me once more.
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369. Your god has abandoned you,
Samson.
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370. You are the man
who took away my eyes.
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371. I am glad of it,
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372. for the darkness
helps me think.
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373. Your god has deserted you...
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374. and taken your strength
with him.
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375. No.
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376. I can see him
more clearly than ever.
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377. He wants me to destroy you all!
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378. It's over, Samson.
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379. Stop him!
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380. Kill him!
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381. Now!
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382. Samson's sacrifice
kills thousands,
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383. but he could never defeat
the Philistines on his own.
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384. The prophet Samuel has urged the
people to unite in God's name.
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385. There is no one like the Lord.
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386. But after decades of struggle,
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387. he, too, has failed
to halt the Philistines.
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388. Prophet, we await you.
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389. And the people's patience
is wearing thin.
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390. So what is it
that troubles you?
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391. We are grateful, prophet.
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392. You have led us for many years.
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393. God has led us.
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394. Samuel,
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395. you are not as young
as you were.
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396. We are worried.
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397. Who will speak to the Lord
after you?
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398. Who will lead us
against the Philistines?
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399. My sons will inherit my place.
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400. Your sons are corrupt.
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401. My sons have been brought up to
trust in God and obey his laws.
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402. Everything I have done for you I have
done because I walk in God's ways.
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403. We know that they take bribes.
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404. Everyone knows it.
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405. They shame your good name.
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406. So,
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407. when you are gone...
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408. and the Philistines return...
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409. and we look to your sons
to call on God,
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410. will God answer?
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411. No. He will not.
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412. Then what do you want?
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413. A king.
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414. As other nations have.
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415. But look what
other nations' kings do.
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416. They become tyrants. They
make slaves of their people.
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417. Not if they are chosen by God,
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418. anointed
by his righteous prophet-
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419. by you.
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420. You would reject our God?
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421. God promised us this land.
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422. This is God's kingdom.
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423. He is our only king.
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424. You have the ear
of the Lord, Samuel.
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425. You must ask him
to choose a king for us.
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426. Leave me alone. All of you.
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427. I have given everything.
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428. Now they have rejected me...
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429. and you, God.
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430. But if you say
I should give them a king,
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431. then of course I will.
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432. But who should it be?
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433. I see...
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434. that could never be me.
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435. But I will still be your prophet.
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436. I can guide your king.
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437. Saul! Saul! Saul!
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438. Saul! Saul! Saul!
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439. Saul! Saul! Saul!
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440. Saul.
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441. May you reign justly
and wisely...
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442. and according to God's law.
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443. I anoint you
the first king of Israel.
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444. May I, as God's prophet,
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445. help you in any way I can.
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446. A new era in Israelite history
is beginning-.
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447. - Saul! Saul!
- The period of prophets and kings.
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448. They must work together
to secure the promised land.
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449. Saul! Saul! Saul!
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450. Next time on The Bible.
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451. Are the men ready?
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452. They're ready.
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453. We must make a sacrifice
before we attack.
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454. May God forgive you!
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455. Be a king.
Leave the job of priest to me.
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456. You are our prophet,
but I am your king!
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457. What the Lord gives,
he can take away.
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458. God is with me!
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459. Are you with him, Lord, really?
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460. You disobeyed the Lord.
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461. He has torn your kingdom from
you and given it to David.
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462. When you have my crown, will you not
kill my descendants, bury my name?
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463. Jerusalem, our new home.
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464. A king is never above his god.
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465. You abused your power.
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466. You took everything
from your most loyal servant.
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467. You took his wife,
then you took his life.
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468. You think God
doesn't see everything?
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469. I am his chosen one.
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470. David, he will bring disaster
on your house.
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471. We shall see.
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