“And said unto them, I see your father’s countenance, that it is not toward me as before; but the God of my father hath been with me.”
He said to them: I see that your father's attitude toward me is not what it was before, but the God of my father has been with me. The two-part opening frames the situation theologically: Laban's changed attitude is real, but the covenant God has been with Jacob throughout. The application: the covenant person frames their situation in terms of both the human opposition and the divine presence — both are real, one is more decisive.
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