preferred And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained

kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for

purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven

maidens, [which were] meet to be given her, out of the king's
house:

and

he {preferred} her and her maids unto the best [place] of the
house

of the women. p referred Then this Daniel was
{preferred}

above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit
[was]

in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

preferred John bare witness of him, and cried, saying,

This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is
{preferred}

before me: for he was before me. preferred He it is,
who

coming after me is {preferred} before me, whose shoe's latchet I
am

not worthy to unloose. preferred This is he of whom I

said, After me cometh a man which is {preferred} before me: for
he

was before me.

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