²⁸ They said, “We have seen plainly ^(A)that the Lord has been with you; so we said, ‘An oath must now be taken ^[a]by us,’ that is, ^[b]by you and us. So let us make a covenant with you, ²⁹ that you will do us no harm, just as we have not touched you ^[c]and have done to you nothing but good, and have sent you away in peace. You are now the ^(B)blessed of the Lord.”