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Stand For The Scripture Reading

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noun

• desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer

30%12 Choral reading of scripture in religious services
noun

• liturgical chanting

30%8Scripture reading during a synagogue service
noun

• a short selection from the Prophets read on every Sabbath in a Jewish synagogue following a reading from the Torah

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