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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.
And it came about that whenever Jehudi, in his reading, had got through three or four divisions, the king, cutting them with his penknife, put them into the fire, till all the book was burned up in the fire which was burning in the fireplace.
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