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 it into a stable.—32. he (Laban) brought the man in (v.i.) and ungirt the camels] without removing the pack-saddles. —to wash his feet, etc.] cf. 18$4$.

33-49. The servant's narrative.—A recapitulation of the story up to this point, with intentional variations of language, and with some abridgment. G frequently accommodates the text to what has gone before, but its readings need not be considered.—35. Cf. 12$16$ 13$2$.—36b. has given him all that he had] This is the only material addition to the narrative. But the notice is identical with 25$5$, and probably points back to it in some earlier context (see p. 341 above).—40. before whom I have walked] Cf. 17$1$. Gu.'s suggested alteration: 'who has gone before me,' is an unauthorised and unnecessary addition to the Tikkûnê Sōpherîm (see 18$22$).—41. (bis) for, v.$8$. On the connexion of oath and curse, see We. Heid.$2$ 192 f.—45-47. Greatly abbreviated from $15-25$.—the daughter of [Bethû'ēl the son of] Nāḥôr; etc.] see on $15. 24$.—48. daughter of my master's brother] 'Brother,' may, of course, stand for 'relative' or 'nephew' (29$12. 15$); but if Bethuel be interpolated in $15 24. 47$, Rebekah was actually first cousin to Isaac, and such mar-

as Lv. 14$36$, Is. 40$3$ etc.; cf. Ar. [root] fana$y$ IV. = effecit ut dispareret.—32. ] V avoids an awkward change of subj., and is to be preferred (Ols. KS. Gu.). The objection (Di. al.) that this would require to be followed by is answered by the very next cl. Irregularity in the use of is a puzzling phenomenon in the chapter, which unfortunately fits in with no workable scheme of documentary analysis.

33. ] Ḳrê and [E] (Hoph. [root] ), GS. But Keth. recurs in MT of 50$26$, again with pass. significance. The anomalous form may be pass. of Qal (G-K. § 73 f), or metaplastic Niph. from or (Nö. Beitr. z. sem. Sprachw. 39 f.).—$2$] [E]GS, which is perhaps better.—36. ] [E]G .—38. never has the sense of Aram. [LOTE: **] (sondern), and must be taken as the common form of adjuration (De.), [E] (Lond. Pol.) has .—41. ] G-K. § 95 n.—The v. contains a slight redundancy ($a b$), but nothing is gained by interposing a cl. between $aβ$ and $bα$ (KS.).—46. ] G (conflate?); V de humero (cf. $18$).