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40 I was consumed by scorching heat[a] during the day and by piercing cold[b] at night, and I went without sleep.[c]

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  1. Genesis 31:40 tn Or “by drought.”
  2. Genesis 31:40 tn Heb “frost, ice,” though when contrasted with the חֹרֶב (khorev, “drought, parching heat”) of the day, “piercing cold” is more appropriate as a contrast.
  3. Genesis 31:40 tn Heb “and my sleep fled from my eyes.”