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Genesis 31:30
New English Translation
Genesis 31:30
New English Translation
30 Now I understand that[a] you have gone away[b] because you longed desperately[c] for your father’s house. Yet why did you steal my gods?”[d]
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- Genesis 31:30 tn Heb “and now.” The words “I understand that” have been supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
- Genesis 31:30 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the perfect verbal form to emphasize the certainty of the action.
- Genesis 31:30 tn The infinitive absolute appears before the perfect verbal form to emphasize the degree of emotion involved.
- Genesis 31:30 sn Yet why did you steal my gods? This last sentence is dropped into the speech rather suddenly. See C. Mabee, “Jacob and Laban: The Structure of Judicial Proceedings,” VT 30 (1980): 192-207, and G. W. Coats, “Self-Abasement and Insult Formulas,” JBL 91 (1972): 90-92.
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