Wherefore: Genesis 31:3-5, Genesis 31:20-21, Genesis 31:31; Judges 6:27
steal away from me: Heb. hast stolen me, Genesis 31:20 *marg.
that I: Proverbs 26:23-26
with mirth: Genesis 24:59-60; Job 21:11-14
tabret: Exodus 15:20
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Genesis 31:27
Genesis 31:27
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