7 Why does one day excel another, when all the light of every day in the year is from the sun? (WEB) 8 They were distinguished by the Lord’s knowledge, and he varied seasons and feasts. (WEB) 9 Some of them he exalted and hallowed, and some of them he has made ordinary days. (WEB)
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