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29Joab and his family are the guilty ones. May the family of Joab be cursed in every generation with a man who has open sores or leprosy*3:29a Or or a contagious skin disease. The Hebrew word used here can describe various skin diseases. or who walks on crutches*3:29b Or who is effeminate; Hebrew reads who handles a spindle. or dies by the sword or begs for food!”
