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Genesis 26:29-31
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29 so that[a] you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed[b] you, but have always treated you well[c] before sending you away[d] in peace. Now you are blessed by the Lord.”[e]

30 So Isaac[f] held a feast for them and they celebrated.[g] 31 Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other.[h] Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms.[i]

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  1. Genesis 26:29 tn The oath formula is used: “if you do us harm” means “so that you will not do.”
  2. Genesis 26:29 tn Heb “touched.”
  3. Genesis 26:29 tn Heb “and just as we have done only good with you.”
  4. Genesis 26:29 tn Heb “and we sent you away.”
  5. Genesis 26:29 tn The Philistine leaders are making an observation, not pronouncing a blessing, so the translation reads “you are blessed” rather than “may you be blessed” (cf. NAB).
  6. Genesis 26:30 tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  7. Genesis 26:30 tn Heb “and they ate and drank.”
  8. Genesis 26:31 tn Heb “and they got up early and they swore an oath, a man to his brother.”
  9. Genesis 26:31 tn Heb “and they went from him in peace.”
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