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And it came to pass when I heard the voice pronouncing such words to me 4.
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And it came to pass when I heard the voice of Him who spoke such words to me, and I looked here and there, I found no breath in me, and my spirit was frightened, and my soul seemed as departed from me, for I fell down as a stone, as a dead man upon the earth, and had no more strength to stand.
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And while I was thus lying with my face towards the earth, I heard the voice of the Holy One speaking, "Go, Jaoel, and by means of my ineffable Name raise up yonder man and strengthen him , so that he recovers from his trembling. 2. that I looked this way and that.
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And behold there was no breath of man.
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And my spirit was amazed, and my soul fled from me.
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And I became like a stone, and fell face down upon the earth, for there was no longer strength in me to stand up on 3. the earth.
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And while I was still face down on the ground, I heard the voice speaking, "Go, Iaoel of the same name, through the meditation of my ineffable 4. name, consecrate this man for me and strengthen him against his trembling." The angel he sent to me in the likeness of a man came, and he took me by my right 5.
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And the angel whom He had sent came to me in the likeness of a man and grasped me by my right hand and set me up upon my feet and said to me, "Stand up Abraham, 0 friend of God who loves you; let not the trembling of man seize you!
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I have been sent to you to strengthen you and bless you in the name of God, who loves you, the Creator of the celestial and the terrestrial.
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Be fearless and hasten to Him.
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I am called Jaoel by Him who moves those who exist with me on the seventh expanse over the heavens, a power in virtue of the ineffable Name that is dwelling in me.
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I am the one who has been given to restrain, according to His commandment, the threatening attacks of the Living Ones of the Cherubim against one another, and to teach those who carry Him, the song of the seventh hour of the night of man. 5. hand and stood me on my feet.
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And he said to me, "Stand up, Abraham, friend 6. of God who has loved you, let human trembling not enfold you!
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I am sent to you to strengthen you and to bless you in the name of God, creator of heavenly 7.(8.) and earthly things, who has loved you.
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Be bold and hasten to him.
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I am Iaoel and I was called so by him who causes those with me on the seventh expanse, on the firmament, to shake, a power through the medium of his ineffable name in 9. me.
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I am the one who has been charged according to his commandment, to restrain the threats of the living creatures of the cherubim against one another, and I teach those who carry the song through the medium of man�s night of the seventh hour. 10.
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I am appointed to hold the Leviathans, because through me is subjugated the 6.
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I am ordered to restrain the Leviathan, for every single attack and menace of every single reptile are subject unto me.
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I am he who has been commissioned to loosen Hades, and destroy him who stares at the dead.
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I have been sent to bless you now, and the land which the Eternal One, whom you have invoked, has prepared for you, and for your sake I have wended my way upon earth. 11. attack and menace of every reptile.
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I am ordered to loosen Hades and to destroy 12. those who wondered at the dead.
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I am the one who ordered you father�s house 13. to be burned with him, for he honored the dead.
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I am sent to you now to bless you and the land which he whom you have called the Eternal One has prepared 14.(15.) for you.
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For your sake I have indicated the way of the land.
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Stand up, Abraham, go boldly, be very joyful and rejoice.
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And I (also rejoice) with you, for a venerable 7.
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Stand up, Abraham!
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Go without fear; be right glad and rejoice, and I am with you!
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For age-lasting honour has been prepared for you by the Eternal One.
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Go, fulfil the sacrifices commanded.
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I have been appointed to be with you, and with the generations that will spring from you, and with me Michael blesses you for ever.
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Be of good cheer and go!" 16. honor has been prepared for you by the Eternal One.
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Go, complete the sacrifice of the command, Behold, I am assigned (to be) with you and with the generation 17. which is predestined (to be born) from you.
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And with me Michael blesses you forever.
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Be bold, go!"