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<span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And Jacob<MH3290> saw<MH7200> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>attitude<MH6440> of Laban<MH3837a>, and behold<MH2009>, it was not <i>friendly</i> toward<MH5973> him as <i>it had been</i> before<MH8543>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then the LORD<MH3068> said<MH559> to Jacob<MH3290>, &#8220;Return<MH7725> to the land<MH776> of your fathers<MH1> and to your relatives<MH4138>, and I will be with you.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>So Jacob<MH3290> sent<MH7971> <i>word</i> and called<MH7121> Rachel<MH7354> and Leah<MH3812> to his flock<MH6629> in the field<MH7704>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>and said<MH559> to them, &#8220;I see<MH7200> your father&#8217;s<MH1> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>attitude<MH6440>, that it is not <i>friendly</i> toward<MH413> me as <i>it was</i> before<MH8543>, but the God<MH430> of my father<MH1> has been<MH1961> with me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>You know<MH3045> that I have served<MH5647> your father<MH1> with all<MH3605> my strength<MH3581b>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Yet your father<MH1> has cheated<MH8524> me and changed<MH2498> my wages<MH4909> ten<MH6235> times<MH4489>; however, God<MH430> did not allow<MH5414> him to do<MH7489a> me harm<MH7489a>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>If<MH518> he said<MH559> this<MH3541>: &#8216;The speckled<MH5348> shall be your wages<MH7939>,&#8217; then all<MH3605> the flock<MH6629> delivered<MH3205> speckled<MH5348>; and if<MH518> he said<MH559> this<MH3541>: &#8216;The striped<MH6124> shall be your wages<MH7939>,&#8217; then all<MH3605> the flock<MH6629> delivered<MH3205> striped<MH6124>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>So God<MH430> has taken<MH5337> away<MH5337> your father&#8217;s<MH1> livestock<MH4735> and given<MH5414> <i>them</i> to me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And it came<MH1961> about<MH1961> at the time<MH6256> when the flock<MH6629> was breeding<MH3179> that I raised<MH5375> my eyes<MH5869> and saw<MH7200> in a dream<MH2472>&#8212;and behold<MH2009>&#8212;the male<MH6260> goats<MH6260> that were <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>mating<MH5927> <i>were</i> striped<MH6124>, speckled<MH5348>, or mottled<MH1261>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then the angel<MH4397> of God<MH430> said<MH559> to me in the dream<MH2472>, &#8216;Jacob<MH3290>&#8217;; and I said<MH559>, &#8216;Here<MH2009> I am.&#8217; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>He said<MH559>, &#8216;Now<MH4994> raise<MH5375> your eyes<MH5869> and see<MH7200> <i>that</i> all<MH3605> the male<MH6260> goats<MH6260> that are <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>mating<MH5927> are striped<MH6124>, speckled<MH5348>, or mottled<MH1261>; for I have seen<MH7200> everything<MH3605> that Laban<MH3837a> has been doing<MH6213a> to you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I am the God<MH410> <i>of</i> Bethel<MH1008>, where<MH834, 8033> you anointed<MH4886> a memorial<MH4676> stone<MH4676>, where<MH834, 8033> you made<MH5087> a vow<MH5088> to Me; now<MH6258> arise<MH6965>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>leave<MH3318, 4480> this<MH2088> land<MH776>, and return<MH7725> to the land<MH776> of your birth<MH4138>.&#8217;&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Rachel<MH7354> and Leah<MH3812> said<MH559> to him, &#8220;Do we still<MH5750> have any share<MH2506> or inheritance<MH5159> in our father&#8217;s<MH1> house<MH1004>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Are we not regarded<MH2803> by him as foreigners<MH5237>? For he has sold<MH4376> us, and has also<MH1571> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>entirely<MH398> consumed<MH398> our <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>purchase<MH3701> price<MH3701>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Surely<MH3588> all<MH3605> the wealth<MH6239> which<MH834> God<MH430> has taken<MH5337> away<MH5337> from our father<MH1> belongs to us and our children<MH1121>; now<MH6258> then, do<MH6213a> whatever<MH3605, 834> God<MH430> has told<MH559> you.&#8221; <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Then Jacob<MH3290> stood<MH6965> up<MH6965> and put<MH5375> his children<MH1121> and his wives<MH802> on camels<MH1581>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and he drove<MH5090a> away<MH5090a> all<MH3605> his livestock<MH4735> and all<MH3605> his property<MH7399> which<MH834> he had acquired<MH7408>, the livestock<MH4735> he possessed<MH7075> which<MH834> he had acquired<MH7408> in Paddan-aram<MH6307>, to go<MH935> to the land<MH776> of Canaan<MH3667a> to his father<MH1> Isaac<MH3327>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Laban<MH3837a> had gone<MH1980> to shear<MH1494> his flock<MH6629>, and Rachel<MH7354> stole<MH1589> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>household<MH8655> idols<MH8655> that were her father&#8217;s<MH1>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And Jacob<MH3290> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>deceived<MH1589> Laban<MH3837a> the Aramean<MH761> by not telling<MH5046> him that he was fleeing<MH1272>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>So he fled<MH1272> with all<MH3605> that he had; and he got<MH6965> up<MH6965> and crossed<MH5674a> the <i>Euphrates</i> River<MH5104>, and set<MH7760> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>out for the hill<MH2022> country<MH2022> of Gilead<MH1568>. <p class="hdg">Laban Pursues Jacob</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>When Laban<MH3837a> was informed<MH5046> on the third<MH7992> day<MH3117> that Jacob<MH3290> had fled<MH1272>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>he took<MH3947> his kinsmen<MH251> with him and pursued<MH7291> him <i>a distance of</i> seven<MH7651> days&#8217;<MH3117> journey<MH1870>, and he overtook<MH1692> him in the hill<MH2022> country<MH2022> of Gilead<MH1568>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>However, God<MH430> came<MH935> to Laban<MH3837a> the Aramean<MH761> in a dream<MH2472> of the night<MH3915> and said<MH559> to him, &#8220;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>Be<MH8104> careful<MH8104> that you do not speak<MH1696> to Jacob<MH3290> either<MH4480> good<MH2896a> or<MH5704> bad<MH7451a>.&#8221; <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And Laban<MH3837a> caught<MH5381> up<MH5381> with Jacob<MH3290>. Now Jacob<MH3290> had pitched<MH8628> his tent<MH168> in the hill<MH2022> country<MH2022>, and Laban<MH3837a> with his kinsmen<MH251> camped<MH8628> in the hill<MH2022> country<MH2022> of Gilead<MH1568>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then Laban<MH3837a> said<MH559> to Jacob<MH3290>, &#8220;What<MH4100> have you done<MH6213a> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>by deceiving<MH1589> me and carrying<MH5090a> away<MH5090a> my daughters<MH1323> like captives<MH7617> of the sword<MH2719>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Why<MH4100> did you flee<MH1272> secretly<MH2244> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>deceive<MH1589> me, and did not tell<MH5046> me, so that I might have sent<MH7971> you away<MH7971> with joy<MH8057> and with songs<MH7892a>, with tambourine<MH8596> and with lyre<MH3658>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>and did not allow<MH5203> me to kiss<MH5401a> my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>grandchildren<MH1121> and my daughters<MH1323>? Now<MH6258> you have done<MH5528, 6213a> foolishly<MH5528>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>It is in <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[q]</a></span>my power<MH3027> to do<MH6213a> you harm<MH7451b>, but the God<MH430> of your father<MH1> spoke<MH559> to me last<MH570> night<MH570>, saying<MH559>, &#8216;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[r]</a></span>Be<MH8104> careful<MH8104> not to speak<MH1696> either<MH4480> good<MH2896a> or<MH5704> bad<MH7451a> to Jacob<MH3290>.&#8217; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Now<MH6258> you have indeed<MH1980> gone<MH1980> away because<MH3588> you longed<MH3700> greatly<MH3700> for your father&#8217;s<MH1> house<MH1004>; <i>but</i> why<MH4100> did you steal<MH1589> my gods<MH430>?&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Then Jacob<MH3290> replied<MH6030a> to Laban<MH3837a>, &#8220;Because<MH3588> I was<MH3372a> afraid<MH3372a>, for I thought<MH559> that you would take<MH1497> your daughters<MH1323> from me by<MH1497> force<MH1497>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>The one with whom<MH834> you find<MH4672> your gods<MH430> shall not live<MH2421a>; in the presence<MH5048> of our relatives<MH251> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[s]</a></span>point<MH5234> out<MH5234> what<MH4100> is yours <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[t]</a></span>among<MH5973> my belongings<MH5973> and take<MH3947> <i>it</i> for yourself.&#8221; Now Jacob<MH3290> did not know<MH3045> that Rachel<MH7354> had stolen<MH1589> them. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>So Laban<MH3837a> went<MH935> into Jacob&#8217;s<MH3290> tent<MH168>, and into Leah&#8217;s<MH3812> tent<MH168>, and into the tent<MH168> of the two<MH8147> slave<MH519> women<MH519>, but he did not find<MH4672> <i>them.</i> Then he went<MH3318> out<MH3318> of Leah&#8217;s<MH3812> tent<MH168> and entered<MH935> Rachel&#8217;s<MH7354> tent<MH168>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>Now Rachel<MH7354> had taken<MH3947> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[u]</a></span>household<MH8655> idols<MH8655> and put<MH7760> them in the camel&#8217;s<MH1581> saddlebag<MH3733a>, and she sat<MH3427> on them. So Laban<MH3837a> searched<MH4959> through<MH4959> all<MH3605> the tent<MH168>, but did not find<MH4672> <i>them.</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>And she said<MH559> to her father<MH1>, &#8220;May my lord<MH113> not be<MH2734> angry<MH2734> that I cannot<MH3201, 3808> stand<MH6965> in your presence<MH4480, 6440>, because<MH3588> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[v]</a></span>way<MH1870> of women<MH802> is upon me.&#8221; So he searched<MH2664> but did not find<MH4672> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[w]</a></span>household<MH8655> idols<MH8655>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Then Jacob<MH3290> became<MH2734> angry<MH2734> and argued<MH7378> with Laban<MH3837a>; and Jacob<MH3290> said<MH559> to Laban<MH3837a>, &#8220;What<MH4100> is my offense<MH6588>? What<MH4100> is my sin<MH2403b> that you have hotly<MH1814> pursued<MH310, 1814> me? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>Though<MH3588> you have searched<MH4959> through<MH4959> all<MH3605> my property<MH3627>, what<MH4100> have you found<MH4672> of all<MH3605> your household<MH1004> property<MH3627>? Set<MH7760> <i>it</i> here<MH3541> in front<MH5048> of my relatives<MH251> and your relatives<MH251>, so that they may decide<MH3198> between<MH996> the two<MH8147> of us. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>For these<MH2088> twenty<MH6242> years<MH8141> I <i>have been</i> with you; your ewes<MH7353> and your female<MH5795> goats<MH5795> have not miscarried<MH7921>, nor<MH3808> have I eaten<MH398> the rams<MH352a> of your flocks<MH6629>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>I did not <i>even</i> bring<MH935> to you that which was torn<MH2966> <i>by wild animals;</i> I took<MH2398> the loss<MH2398> myself<MH595>. You demanded<MH1245> it of my hand<MH3027> <i>whether</i> stolen<MH1589> by day<MH3117> or stolen<MH1589> by night<MH3915>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span><i>This is how</i> I was: by day<MH3117> the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[x]</a></span>heat<MH2721a> consumed<MH398> me and the frost<MH7140> by night<MH3915>, and my sleep<MH8142> fled<MH5074> from my eyes<MH5869>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>For these<MH2088> twenty<MH6242> years<MH8141> I have been in your house<MH1004>; I served<MH5647> you fourteen<MH702, 6240> years<MH8141> for your two<MH8147> daughters<MH1323>, and six<MH8337a> years<MH8141> for your flock<MH6629>, and you changed<MH2498> my wages<MH4909> ten<MH6235> times<MH4489>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>If<MH3884a> the God<MH430> of my father<MH1>, the God<MH430> of Abraham<MH85> and the fear<MH6343> of Isaac<MH3327>, had<MH1961> not been<MH1961> for me, surely<MH3588> now<MH6258> you would have sent<MH7971> me away<MH7971> empty-handed<MH7387>. God<MH430> has seen<MH7200> my affliction<MH6040a> and the labor<MH3018> of my hands<MH3709>, so He rendered<MH3198> judgment<MH3198> last<MH570> night<MH570>.&#8221; <p class="hdg">The Covenant of Mizpah</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>Then Laban<MH3837a> replied<MH6030a> to Jacob<MH3290>, &#8220;The daughters<MH1323> are my daughters<MH1323>, the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[y]</a></span>children<MH1121> are my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[z]</a></span>grandchildren<MH1121>, the flocks<MH6629> are my flocks<MH6629>, and everything<MH3605> that you see<MH7200> is mine. But what<MH4100> can I do<MH6213a> this day<MH3117> to these<MH428> daughters<MH1323> of mine or<MH176> to their children<MH1121> to whom<MH834> they have given<MH3205> birth<MH3205>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-44.htm"><b>44</b></a></span>So now<MH6258> come<MH1980>, let&#8217;s make<MH3772> a covenant<MH1285>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[aa]</a></span>you and I, and it shall be a witness<MH5707> between<MH996> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ab]</a></span>you and me.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>Then Jacob<MH3290> took<MH3947> a stone<MH68> and set<MH7311> it up<MH7311> <i>as</i> a memorial<MH4676> stone<MH4676>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-46.htm"><b>46</b></a></span>Jacob<MH3290> said<MH559> to his relatives<MH251>, &#8220;Gather<MH3950> stones<MH68>.&#8221; So they took<MH3947> stones<MH68> and made<MH6213a> a heap<MH1530>, and they ate<MH398> there<MH8033> by the heap<MH1530>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>Now Laban<MH3837a> called<MH7121> it <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ac]</a></span>Jegar-sahadutha<MH3026>, but Jacob<MH3290> called<MH7121> it <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ad]</a></span>Galeed<MH1567>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>Laban<MH3837a> said<MH559>, &#8220;This<MH2088> heap<MH1530> is a witness<MH5707> between<MH996> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ae]</a></span>you and me this day<MH3117>.&#8221; Therefore<MH5921, 3651> it was named<MH7121, 8034> Galeed<MH1567>, <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[af]</a></span>Mizpah<MH4709>, for he said<MH559>, &#8220;May the LORD<MH3068> keep<MH6822> watch<MH6822> between<MH996> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ag]</a></span>you and me when<MH3588> we are <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ah]</a></span>absent<MH5641> one<MH376> from the other<MH7453>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>If<MH518> you mistreat<MH6031a> my daughters<MH1323>, or if<MH518> you take<MH3947> wives<MH802> besides<MH5921> my daughters<MH1323>, <i>although</i> no<MH369> one<MH376> is with us, see<MH7200>, God<MH430> is witness<MH5707> between<MH996> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ai]</a></span>you and me.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-51.htm"><b>51</b></a></span>Laban<MH3837a> also said<MH559> to Jacob<MH3290>, &#8220;Behold<MH2009> this<MH2088> heap<MH1530> and behold<MH2009> the memorial<MH4676> stone<MH4676> which<MH834> I have set<MH3384> between<MH996> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[aj]</a></span>you and me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-52.htm"><b>52</b></a></span>This<MH2088> heap<MH1530> is a witness<MH5707>, and the memorial<MH4676> stone<MH4676> is a witness<MH5713a>, that I will not pass<MH5674a> by<MH5674a> this<MH2088> heap<MH1530> to you for harm, and you will not pass<MH5674a> by<MH5674a> this<MH2088> heap<MH1530> and this<MH2088> memorial<MH4676> stone<MH4676> to me, for harm<MH7463a>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-53.htm"><b>53</b></a></span>The God<MH430> of Abraham<MH85> and the God<MH430> of Nahor<MH5152>, the God<MH430> of their father<MH1>, judge<MH8199> between<MH996> us.&#8221; So Jacob<MH3290> swore<MH7650> by the fear<MH6343> of his father<MH1> Isaac<MH3327>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-54.htm"><b>54</b></a></span>Then Jacob<MH3290> offered<MH2076> a sacrifice<MH2077> on the mountain<MH2022>, and called<MH7121> his relatives<MH251> to <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[ak]</a></span>the meal<MH398, 3899>; and they ate<MH398> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[al]</a></span>the meal<MH3899> and spent<MH3885a> the<MH3885a> night<MH3885a> on the mountain<MH2022>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/genesis/31-55.htm"><b>55</b></a></span><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[am]</a></span>Then early<MH7925> in the morning<MH1242> Laban<MH3837a> got<MH7925> up<MH7925>, and kissed<MH5401a> his <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[an]</a></span>grandchildren<MH1121> and his daughters<MH1323> and blessed<MH1288> them. Then Laban<MH3837a> departed<MH1980> and returned<MH7725> to his place<MH4725>.<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>he</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Lit <i>glory</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>face</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>face</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>leaping upon the flock</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>leaping upon the flock</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Lit <i>Go out from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> I.e., enjoyed the benefit of<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">15</span> Lit <i>money</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Heb <i>teraphim</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Lit <i>stole the heart of</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">21</span> Lit <i>his face</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">24</span> Lit <i>Take heed to yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">26</span> Lit <i>and you have stolen my heart</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">27</span> Lit <i>steal me</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">28</span> Lit <i>sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[q]</span> <span class="fnverse">29</span> Lit <i>the power of my hand</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[r]</span> <span class="fnverse">29</span> Lit <i>Take heed to yourself</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[s]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Lit <i>recognize</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[t]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Lit <i>with me</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[u]</span> <span class="fnverse">34</span> Heb <i>teraphim</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[v]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> I.e., menstruation<br><span class="footnotesbot">[w]</span> <span class="fnverse">35</span> Heb <i>teraphim</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[x]</span> <span class="fnverse">40</span> Or <i>drought</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[y]</span> <span class="fnverse">43</span> Lit <i>sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[z]</span> <span class="fnverse">43</span> Lit <i>sons</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[aa]</span> <span class="fnverse">44</span> Lit <i>I and you</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ab]</span> <span class="fnverse">44</span> Lit <i>me and you</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ac]</span> <span class="fnverse">47</span> I.e., the heap of witness, in Aram<br><span class="footnotesbot">[ad]</span> <span class="fnverse">47</span> I.e., the heap of witness, in Heb<br><span class="footnotesbot">[ae]</span> <span class="fnverse">48</span> Lit <i>me and you</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[af]</span> <span class="fnverse">49</span> Lit <i>the Mizpah;</i> i.e., the watchtower<br><span class="footnotesbot">[ag]</span> <span class="fnverse">49</span> Lit <i>me and you</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ah]</span> <span class="fnverse">49</span> Lit <i>hidden</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ai]</span> <span class="fnverse">50</span> Lit <i>me and you</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[aj]</span> <span class="fnverse">51</span> Lit <i>me and you</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[ak]</span> <span class="fnverse">54</span> Lit <i>eat bread</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[al]</span> <span class="fnverse">54</span> Lit <i>bread</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[am]</span> <span class="fnverse">55</span> Ch 32:1 in Heb<br><span class="footnotesbot">[an]</span> <span class="fnverse">55</span> Lit <i>sons</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright &copy; 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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