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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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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Genesis 31:42 tn Heb “My oppression and the work of my hands God saw.”

42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

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