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Reference: Pen-knife
Morish
Lit. 'knife of a writer,' with which he sharpened his reed. Jer 36:23.
Lit. 'knife of a writer,' with which he sharpened his reed. Jer 36:23.
As soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a penknife and throw them on the fire in the firepot. He kept doing so until the whole scroll was burned up in the fire.
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