26:28 They replied, “We could plainly see66 that the Lord is with you. So we decided there should be67 a pact between us68—between us69 and you. Allow us to make70 a treaty with you
tn The infinitive absolute before the verb emphasizes the clarity of their perception.
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tnHeb “And we said, ‘Let there be.’ ” The direct discourse in the Hebrew text has been rendered as indirect discourse in the translation for stylistic reasons.
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tn The pronoun “us” here is inclusive—it refers to the Philistine contingent on the one hand and Isaac on the other.
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tn The pronoun “us” here is exclusive—it refers to just the Philistine contingent (the following “you” refers to Isaac).
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tn The translation assumes that the cohortative expresses their request. Another option is to understand the cohortative as indicating resolve: “We want to make.’ ”