30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have (A)brought trouble on me by (B)making me repulsive among the inhabitants of the land, among (C)the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and [a](D)since my men are few in number, they will band together against me and [b]attack me, and I will be destroyed, I and my household!”

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  1. Genesis 34:30 Lit I, few in number
  2. Genesis 34:30 Lit strike

30 Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble(A) on me by making me obnoxious(B) to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land.(C) We are few in number,(D) and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

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(A)The Lord did not [a]make you His beloved nor choose you because you were greater in number than any of the peoples, since you were the fewest of all peoples,

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:7 Or become so attached to

The Lord did not set his affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous(A) than other peoples, for you were the fewest(B) of all peoples.(C)

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