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Genesis 31:42
New English Translation
Genesis 31:42
New English Translation
42 If the God of my father—the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears[a]—had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked,[b] and he rebuked you last night.”
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- Genesis 31:42 tn Heb “the fear of Isaac,” that is, the one whom Isaac feared and respected. For further discussion of this title see M. Malul, “More on pahad yitschaq (Gen. 31:42, 53) and the Oath by the Thigh,” VT 35 (1985): 192-200.
- Genesis 31:42 tn Heb “My oppression and the work of my hands God saw.”
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